SB2024080723 - Gentoo update for PostgreSQL

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SB2024080723 - Gentoo update for PostgreSQL

Published: August 7, 2024

Security Bulletin ID SB2024080723
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 5
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

High 20% Medium 20% Low 60%
  • Low
  • Medium
  • High
  • Critical

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 5 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Information disclosure (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-5868)

The vulnerability allows a remote user to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to excessive data output by the application in the aggregate function calls when handling "unknown"-type arguments. A remote user can read parts of system memory.


2) Integer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-5869)

The vulnerability allows a remote user to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to integer overflow in array modification. A remote user can pass specially crafted data to the application, trigger an integer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.


3) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-5870)

The vulnerability allows a remote user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to pg_cancel_backend rolse signals background workers, including the logical replication launcher, autovacuum workers and the autovacuum launcher. A remote privileged user can abuse this behavior and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


4) Improper Privilege Management (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-0985)

The vulnerability allows a remote user to escalate privileges within the database.

The vulnerability exists due to late privilege drop in REFRESH MATERIALIZED VIEW CONCURRENTLY. A remote user who is an object creator can execute arbitrary SQL functions as the command issuer.


5) Missing Authorization (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-4317)

The vulnerability allows a remote user to gain access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to missing authorization in PostgreSQL built-in views pg_stats_ext and pg_stats_ext_exprs. A remote user can read most common values and other statistics from CREATE STATISTICS commands of other users.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References