SUSE update for postgresql12

1) Out-of-bounds read

EUVDB-ID: #VU72088

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 6.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-41862

CWE-ID: CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition. A remote attacker can send an unterminated string during the establishment of Kerberos transport encryption, trigger an out-of-bounds read error and read contents of memory on the system.

Mitigation

Update the affected package postgresql12 to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15: SP1

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1 LTSS: 15-SP1

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15: SP1

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1 LTSS: 15-SP1

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15: SP1

SUSE CaaS Platform: 4.0

libpq5-32bit: before 12.14-150100.3.37.1

libpq5-32bit-debuginfo: before 12.14-150100.3.37.1

postgresql12-docs: before 12.14-150100.3.37.1

libecpg6: before 12.14-150100.3.37.1

postgresql12-plpython: before 12.14-150100.3.37.1

libpq5: before 12.14-150100.3.37.1

postgresql12-pltcl: before 12.14-150100.3.37.1

postgresql12-devel-debuginfo: before 12.14-150100.3.37.1

postgresql12-server-debuginfo: before 12.14-150100.3.37.1

postgresql12-plperl: before 12.14-150100.3.37.1

postgresql12-debugsource: before 12.14-150100.3.37.1

libecpg6-debuginfo: before 12.14-150100.3.37.1

postgresql12-devel: before 12.14-150100.3.37.1

postgresql12-contrib-debuginfo: before 12.14-150100.3.37.1

postgresql12: before 12.14-150100.3.37.1

postgresql12-server-devel-debuginfo: before 12.14-150100.3.37.1

postgresql12-contrib: before 12.14-150100.3.37.1

postgresql12-server: before 12.14-150100.3.37.1

postgresql12-debuginfo: before 12.14-150100.3.37.1

postgresql12-plperl-debuginfo: before 12.14-150100.3.37.1

postgresql12-server-devel: before 12.14-150100.3.37.1

postgresql12-pltcl-debuginfo: before 12.14-150100.3.37.1

libpq5-debuginfo: before 12.14-150100.3.37.1

postgresql12-plpython-debuginfo: before 12.14-150100.3.37.1

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_for_sap_applications_15:SP1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_15_sp1_ltss:15-SP1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_15:SP1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_high_performance_computing_15_sp1_ltss:15-SP1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_high_performance_computing_15:SP1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_caas_platform:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:libpq5-32bit:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:libpq5-32bit-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:postgresql12-docs:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:libecpg6:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:postgresql12-plpython:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:libpq5:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:postgresql12-pltcl:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:postgresql12-devel-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:postgresql12-server-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:postgresql12-plperl:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:postgresql12-debugsource:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:libecpg6-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:postgresql12-devel:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:postgresql12-contrib-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:postgresql12:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:postgresql12-server-devel-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:postgresql12-contrib:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:postgresql12-server:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:postgresql12-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:postgresql12-plperl-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:postgresql12-server-devel:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:postgresql12-pltcl-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:libpq5-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:postgresql12-plpython-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*

External links

https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2023/suse-su-20230479-1/

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.