Gentoo Linux Security Advisory 201701-24 - Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in PgBouncer, the worst of which may allow an attacker to bypass authentication. Versions less than 1.7.2 are affected.
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201701-24
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https://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: PgBouncer: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: January 11, 2017
Bugs: #550124, #600184
ID: 201701-24
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Synopsis
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in PgBouncer, the worst of
which may allow an attacker to bypass authentication.
Background
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PgBouncer is a lightweight connection pooler for PostgreSQL.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 dev-db/pgbouncer < 1.7.2 >= 1.7.2
Description
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in PgBouncer. Please
review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
Impact
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A remote attacker might send a specially crafted package possibly
resulting in a Denial of Service condition. Furthermore, a remote
attacker might bypass authentication in configurations using the
"auth_user" feature.
Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
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All PgBouncer users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-db/pgbouncer-1.7.2"
References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2015-4054
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-4054
[ 2 ] CVE-2015-6817
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-6817
Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-24
Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.
License
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Copyright 2017 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).
The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5