SUSE update for postgresql16

1) Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition

EUVDB-ID: #VU95605

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-7348

CWE-ID: CWE-367 - Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to a race condition when executing concurrent pg_dump sessions. A remote user with privileges to create and drop non-temporary objects can execute arbitrary SQL commands with the privileges of the role running pg_dump (which is often a superuser).

Mitigation

Update the affected package postgresql16 to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

openSUSE Leap: 15.5 - 15.6

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15: SP2 - SP3

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3 LTSS: 15-SP3

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15: SP2 - SP3

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2 LTSS: 15-SP2

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15: SP3

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15: SP2 - SP3

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2 LTSS: 15-SP2

SUSE Enterprise Storage: 7.1

postgresql12-docs: before 12.20-150200.8.63.1

postgresql12-plperl-debuginfo: before 12.20-150200.8.63.1

postgresql12-devel-debuginfo: before 12.20-150200.8.63.1

postgresql12-plperl: before 12.20-150200.8.63.1

postgresql12-debuginfo: before 12.20-150200.8.63.1

postgresql12-devel: before 12.20-150200.8.63.1

postgresql12-pltcl: before 12.20-150200.8.63.1

postgresql12-server-devel: before 12.20-150200.8.63.1

postgresql12-llvmjit-devel: before 12.20-150200.8.63.1

postgresql12-llvmjit: before 12.20-150200.8.63.1

postgresql12: before 12.20-150200.8.63.1

postgresql12-llvmjit-debuginfo: before 12.20-150200.8.63.1

postgresql12-server: before 12.20-150200.8.63.1

postgresql12-pltcl-debuginfo: before 12.20-150200.8.63.1

postgresql12-test: before 12.20-150200.8.63.1

postgresql12-server-devel-debuginfo: before 12.20-150200.8.63.1

postgresql12-contrib: before 12.20-150200.8.63.1

postgresql12-contrib-debuginfo: before 12.20-150200.8.63.1

postgresql12-server-debuginfo: before 12.20-150200.8.63.1

postgresql12-plpython: before 12.20-150200.8.63.1

postgresql12-plpython-debuginfo: before 12.20-150200.8.63.1

postgresql12-debugsource: before 12.20-150200.8.63.1

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:suse:opensuse_leap:15.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:opensuse_leap:15.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_for_sap_applications_15:SP2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_for_sap_applications_15:SP3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_15_sp3_ltss:15-SP3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_15:SP2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_15:SP3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_15_sp2_ltss:15-SP2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_high_performance_computing_ltss_15:SP3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_high_performance_computing_15:SP2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_high_performance_computing_15_sp2_ltss:15-SP2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_enterprise_storage:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:postgresql12-docs:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:postgresql12-plperl-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:postgresql12-devel-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:postgresql12-plperl:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:postgresql12-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:postgresql12-devel:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:postgresql12-pltcl:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:postgresql12-server-devel:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:postgresql12-llvmjit-devel:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:postgresql12-llvmjit:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:postgresql12:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:postgresql12-llvmjit-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:postgresql12-server:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:postgresql12-pltcl-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:postgresql12-test:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:postgresql12-server-devel-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:postgresql12-contrib:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:postgresql12-contrib-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:postgresql12-server-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:postgresql12-plpython:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:postgresql12-plpython-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:postgresql12-debugsource:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*

External links

https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2024/suse-su-20243153-1/

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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