Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.870832
Category:	Red Hat Local Security Checks
Title:	RedHat Update for postgresql and postgresql84 RHSA-2012:1263-01
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the 'postgresql and postgresql84'; package(s) announced via the referenced advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'postgresql and postgresql84' package(s) announced via the referenced advisory. Vulnerability Insight: PostgreSQL is an advanced object-relational database management system (DBMS). It was found that the optional PostgreSQL xml2 contrib module allowed local files and remote URLs to be read and written to with the privileges of the database server when parsing Extensible Stylesheet Language Transformations (XSLT). An unprivileged database user could use this flaw to read and write to local files (such as the database's configuration files) and remote URLs they would otherwise not have access to by issuing a specially-crafted SQL query. (CVE-2012-3488) It was found that the 'xml' data type allowed local files and remote URLs to be read with the privileges of the database server to resolve DTD and entity references in the provided XML. An unprivileged database user could use this flaw to read local files they would otherwise not have access to by issuing a specially-crafted SQL query. Note that the full contents of the files were not returned, but portions could be displayed to the user via error messages. (CVE-2012-3489) Red Hat would like to thank the PostgreSQL project for reporting these issues. Upstream acknowledges Peter Eisentraut as the original reporter of CVE-2012-3488, and Noah Misch as the original reporter of CVE-2012-3489. These updated packages upgrade PostgreSQL to version 8.4.13. Refer to the PostgreSQL Release Notes for a list of changes. All PostgreSQL users are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which correct these issues. If the postgresql service is running, it will be automatically restarted after installing this update. Affected Software/OS: postgresql and postgresql84 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server), Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6), Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6), Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) Solution: Please Install the Updated Packages. CVSS Score: 4.9 CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2012-3488 http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Mar/msg00002.html BugTraq ID: 55072 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55072 Debian Security Information: DSA-2534 (Google Search) http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2534 http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:139 RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2012:1263 http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1263.html RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2012:1264 http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1264.html http://secunia.com/advisories/50635 http://secunia.com/advisories/50636 http://secunia.com/advisories/50718 http://secunia.com/advisories/50859 http://secunia.com/advisories/50946 SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2012:1251 (Google Search) http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-09/msg00102.html SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2012:1288 (Google Search) http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-10/msg00013.html SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2012:1299 (Google Search) http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-10/msg00024.html http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1542-1 Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2012-3489 BugTraq ID: 55074 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55074
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