SB20200930114 - openEuler 20.03 LTS update for postgresql

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 3 secuirty vulnerabilities.

1) Untrusted search path (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-14349)

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

The vulnerability exists due to the way PostgreSQL handles search_path during replications. Users of a replication publisher or subscriber database can create objects in the public schema and harness them to execute arbitrary SQL functions under the identity running replication, often a superuser.

2) Untrusted search path (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-14350)

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

The vulnerability exists due to the way PostgreSQL handles CREATE EXTENSION statements. A remote user with permission to create objects in the new extension's schema or a schema of a prerequisite extension can execute arbitrary SQL functions under the identity of the superuser in certain cases.

3) Privilege escalation (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-1058)

The vulnerability allows a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.

The weakness exists in the pg_dump function due to improper security restrictions. A local attacker can submit a malicious function in separate namespaces and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References

• https://www.openeuler.org/en/security/security-bulletins/detail/?id=openEuler-SA-2020-1067