-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 ===================================================================== Red Hat Security Advisory Synopsis: Moderate: postgresql security update Advisory ID: RHSA-2017:3402-01 Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3402 Issue date: 2017-12-08 CVE Names: CVE-2017-12172 CVE-2017-15097 ===================================================================== 1. Summary: An update for postgresql is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Moderate. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE link(s) in the References section. 2. Relevant releases/architectures: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) - x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) - x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7) - x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) - x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) - ppc64, ppc64le, s390x, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) - ppc64, ppc64le, s390x, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) - x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) - x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM and IBM Power LE (POWER9) Server (v. 7) - aarch64, ppc64le Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM and IBM Power LE (POWER9) Server Optional (v. 7) - aarch64, ppc64le 3. Description: PostgreSQL is an advanced object-relational database management system (DBMS). Security Fix(es): * Privilege escalation flaws were found in the initialization scripts of PostgreSQL. An attacker with access to the postgres user account could use these flaws to obtain root access on the server machine. (CVE-2017-12172, CVE-2017-15097) Note: This patch drops the script privileges from root to the postgres user. Therefore, this update works properly only if the postgres user has write access to the postgres' home directory, such as the one in the default configuration (/var/lib/pgsql). Red Hat would like to thank the PostgreSQL project for reporting CVE-2017-12172. The CVE-2017-15097 issue was discovered by Pedro Barbosa (Red Hat) and the PostgreSQL project. Upstream acknowledges Antoine Scemama (Brainloop) as the original reporter of these issues. 4. Solution: For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 If the postgresql service is running, it will be automatically restarted after installing this update. 5. Bugs fixed (https://bugzilla.redhat.com/): 1498394 - CVE-2017-12172 postgresql: Start scripts permit database administrator to modify root-owned files 1508985 - CVE-2017-15097 postgresql: Start scripts permit database administrator to modify root-owned files 6. Package List: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7): Source: postgresql-9.2.23-3.el7_4.src.rpm x86_64: postgresql-debuginfo-9.2.23-3.el7_4.i686.rpm postgresql-debuginfo-9.2.23-3.el7_4.x86_64.rpm postgresql-libs-9.2.23-3.el7_4.i686.rpm postgresql-libs-9.2.23-3.el7_4.x86_64.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7): x86_64: postgresql-9.2.23-3.el7_4.i686.rpm postgresql-9.2.23-3.el7_4.x86_64.rpm postgresql-contrib-9.2.23-3.el7_4.x86_64.rpm postgresql-debuginfo-9.2.23-3.el7_4.i686.rpm postgresql-debuginfo-9.2.23-3.el7_4.x86_64.rpm postgresql-devel-9.2.23-3.el7_4.i686.rpm postgresql-devel-9.2.23-3.el7_4.x86_64.rpm postgresql-docs-9.2.23-3.el7_4.x86_64.rpm postgresql-plperl-9.2.23-3.el7_4.x86_64.rpm postgresql-plpython-9.2.23-3.el7_4.x86_64.rpm postgresql-pltcl-9.2.23-3.el7_4.x86_64.rpm postgresql-server-9.2.23-3.el7_4.x86_64.rpm postgresql-static-9.2.23-3.el7_4.i686.rpm postgresql-static-9.2.23-3.el7_4.x86_64.rpm postgresql-test-9.2.23-3.el7_4.x86_64.rpm postgresql-upgrade-9.2.23-3.el7_4.x86_64.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7): Source: postgresql-9.2.23-3.el7_4.src.rpm x86_64: postgresql-9.2.23-3.el7_4.x86_64.rpm postgresql-debuginfo-9.2.23-3.el7_4.i686.rpm postgresql-debuginfo-9.2.23-3.el7_4.x86_64.rpm postgresql-libs-9.2.23-3.el7_4.i686.rpm postgresql-libs-9.2.23-3.el7_4.x86_64.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7): x86_64: postgresql-9.2.23-3.el7_4.i686.rpm postgresql-contrib-9.2.23-3.el7_4.x86_64.rpm postgresql-debuginfo-9.2.23-3.el7_4.i686.rpm postgresql-debuginfo-9.2.23-3.el7_4.x86_64.rpm postgresql-devel-9.2.23-3.el7_4.i686.rpm postgresql-devel-9.2.23-3.el7_4.x86_64.rpm postgresql-docs-9.2.23-3.el7_4.x86_64.rpm postgresql-plperl-9.2.23-3.el7_4.x86_64.rpm postgresql-plpython-9.2.23-3.el7_4.x86_64.rpm postgresql-pltcl-9.2.23-3.el7_4.x86_64.rpm postgresql-server-9.2.23-3.el7_4.x86_64.rpm postgresql-static-9.2.23-3.el7_4.i686.rpm postgresql-static-9.2.23-3.el7_4.x86_64.rpm postgresql-test-9.2.23-3.el7_4.x86_64.rpm postgresql-upgrade-9.2.23-3.el7_4.x86_64.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7): Source: postgresql-9.2.23-3.el7_4.src.rpm ppc64: postgresql-9.2.23-3.el7_4.ppc.rpm postgresql-9.2.23-3.el7_4.ppc64.rpm postgresql-contrib-9.2.23-3.el7_4.ppc64.rpm postgresql-debuginfo-9.2.23-3.el7_4.ppc.rpm postgresql-debuginfo-9.2.23-3.el7_4.ppc64.rpm postgresql-devel-9.2.23-3.el7_4.ppc.rpm postgresql-devel-9.2.23-3.el7_4.ppc64.rpm postgresql-docs-9.2.23-3.el7_4.ppc64.rpm postgresql-libs-9.2.23-3.el7_4.ppc.rpm postgresql-libs-9.2.23-3.el7_4.ppc64.rpm postgresql-plperl-9.2.23-3.el7_4.ppc64.rpm postgresql-plpython-9.2.23-3.el7_4.ppc64.rpm postgresql-pltcl-9.2.23-3.el7_4.ppc64.rpm postgresql-server-9.2.23-3.el7_4.ppc64.rpm postgresql-test-9.2.23-3.el7_4.ppc64.rpm ppc64le: postgresql-9.2.23-3.el7_4.ppc64le.rpm postgresql-contrib-9.2.23-3.el7_4.ppc64le.rpm postgresql-debuginfo-9.2.23-3.el7_4.ppc64le.rpm postgresql-devel-9.2.23-3.el7_4.ppc64le.rpm postgresql-docs-9.2.23-3.el7_4.ppc64le.rpm postgresql-libs-9.2.23-3.el7_4.ppc64le.rpm postgresql-plperl-9.2.23-3.el7_4.ppc64le.rpm postgresql-plpython-9.2.23-3.el7_4.ppc64le.rpm postgresql-pltcl-9.2.23-3.el7_4.ppc64le.rpm postgresql-server-9.2.23-3.el7_4.ppc64le.rpm postgresql-test-9.2.23-3.el7_4.ppc64le.rpm s390x: postgresql-9.2.23-3.el7_4.s390.rpm postgresql-9.2.23-3.el7_4.s390x.rpm postgresql-contrib-9.2.23-3.el7_4.s390x.rpm postgresql-debuginfo-9.2.23-3.el7_4.s390.rpm postgresql-debuginfo-9.2.23-3.el7_4.s390x.rpm postgresql-devel-9.2.23-3.el7_4.s390.rpm postgresql-devel-9.2.23-3.el7_4.s390x.rpm postgresql-docs-9.2.23-3.el7_4.s390x.rpm postgresql-libs-9.2.23-3.el7_4.s390.rpm postgresql-libs-9.2.23-3.el7_4.s390x.rpm postgresql-plperl-9.2.23-3.el7_4.s390x.rpm postgresql-plpython-9.2.23-3.el7_4.s390x.rpm postgresql-pltcl-9.2.23-3.el7_4.s390x.rpm postgresql-server-9.2.23-3.el7_4.s390x.rpm postgresql-test-9.2.23-3.el7_4.s390x.rpm x86_64: postgresql-9.2.23-3.el7_4.i686.rpm postgresql-9.2.23-3.el7_4.x86_64.rpm postgresql-contrib-9.2.23-3.el7_4.x86_64.rpm postgresql-debuginfo-9.2.23-3.el7_4.i686.rpm postgresql-debuginfo-9.2.23-3.el7_4.x86_64.rpm postgresql-devel-9.2.23-3.el7_4.i686.rpm postgresql-devel-9.2.23-3.el7_4.x86_64.rpm postgresql-docs-9.2.23-3.el7_4.x86_64.rpm postgresql-libs-9.2.23-3.el7_4.i686.rpm postgresql-libs-9.2.23-3.el7_4.x86_64.rpm postgresql-plperl-9.2.23-3.el7_4.x86_64.rpm postgresql-plpython-9.2.23-3.el7_4.x86_64.rpm postgresql-pltcl-9.2.23-3.el7_4.x86_64.rpm postgresql-server-9.2.23-3.el7_4.x86_64.rpm postgresql-test-9.2.23-3.el7_4.x86_64.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM and IBM Power LE (POWER9) Server (v. 7): Source: postgresql-9.2.23-3.el7_4.src.rpm aarch64: postgresql-9.2.23-3.el7_4.aarch64.rpm postgresql-contrib-9.2.23-3.el7_4.aarch64.rpm postgresql-debuginfo-9.2.23-3.el7_4.aarch64.rpm postgresql-devel-9.2.23-3.el7_4.aarch64.rpm postgresql-docs-9.2.23-3.el7_4.aarch64.rpm postgresql-libs-9.2.23-3.el7_4.aarch64.rpm postgresql-plperl-9.2.23-3.el7_4.aarch64.rpm postgresql-plpython-9.2.23-3.el7_4.aarch64.rpm postgresql-pltcl-9.2.23-3.el7_4.aarch64.rpm postgresql-server-9.2.23-3.el7_4.aarch64.rpm postgresql-test-9.2.23-3.el7_4.aarch64.rpm ppc64le: postgresql-9.2.23-3.el7_4.ppc64le.rpm postgresql-contrib-9.2.23-3.el7_4.ppc64le.rpm postgresql-debuginfo-9.2.23-3.el7_4.ppc64le.rpm postgresql-devel-9.2.23-3.el7_4.ppc64le.rpm postgresql-docs-9.2.23-3.el7_4.ppc64le.rpm postgresql-libs-9.2.23-3.el7_4.ppc64le.rpm postgresql-plperl-9.2.23-3.el7_4.ppc64le.rpm postgresql-plpython-9.2.23-3.el7_4.ppc64le.rpm postgresql-pltcl-9.2.23-3.el7_4.ppc64le.rpm postgresql-server-9.2.23-3.el7_4.ppc64le.rpm postgresql-test-9.2.23-3.el7_4.ppc64le.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7): ppc64: postgresql-debuginfo-9.2.23-3.el7_4.ppc.rpm postgresql-debuginfo-9.2.23-3.el7_4.ppc64.rpm postgresql-static-9.2.23-3.el7_4.ppc.rpm postgresql-static-9.2.23-3.el7_4.ppc64.rpm postgresql-upgrade-9.2.23-3.el7_4.ppc64.rpm ppc64le: postgresql-debuginfo-9.2.23-3.el7_4.ppc64le.rpm postgresql-static-9.2.23-3.el7_4.ppc64le.rpm postgresql-upgrade-9.2.23-3.el7_4.ppc64le.rpm s390x: postgresql-debuginfo-9.2.23-3.el7_4.s390.rpm postgresql-debuginfo-9.2.23-3.el7_4.s390x.rpm postgresql-static-9.2.23-3.el7_4.s390.rpm postgresql-static-9.2.23-3.el7_4.s390x.rpm postgresql-upgrade-9.2.23-3.el7_4.s390x.rpm x86_64: postgresql-debuginfo-9.2.23-3.el7_4.i686.rpm postgresql-debuginfo-9.2.23-3.el7_4.x86_64.rpm postgresql-static-9.2.23-3.el7_4.i686.rpm postgresql-static-9.2.23-3.el7_4.x86_64.rpm postgresql-upgrade-9.2.23-3.el7_4.x86_64.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM and IBM Power LE (POWER9) Server Optional (v. 7): aarch64: postgresql-debuginfo-9.2.23-3.el7_4.aarch64.rpm postgresql-static-9.2.23-3.el7_4.aarch64.rpm postgresql-upgrade-9.2.23-3.el7_4.aarch64.rpm ppc64le: postgresql-debuginfo-9.2.23-3.el7_4.ppc64le.rpm postgresql-static-9.2.23-3.el7_4.ppc64le.rpm postgresql-upgrade-9.2.23-3.el7_4.ppc64le.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7): Source: postgresql-9.2.23-3.el7_4.src.rpm x86_64: postgresql-9.2.23-3.el7_4.i686.rpm postgresql-9.2.23-3.el7_4.x86_64.rpm postgresql-contrib-9.2.23-3.el7_4.x86_64.rpm postgresql-debuginfo-9.2.23-3.el7_4.i686.rpm postgresql-debuginfo-9.2.23-3.el7_4.x86_64.rpm postgresql-devel-9.2.23-3.el7_4.i686.rpm postgresql-devel-9.2.23-3.el7_4.x86_64.rpm postgresql-docs-9.2.23-3.el7_4.x86_64.rpm postgresql-libs-9.2.23-3.el7_4.i686.rpm postgresql-libs-9.2.23-3.el7_4.x86_64.rpm postgresql-plperl-9.2.23-3.el7_4.x86_64.rpm postgresql-plpython-9.2.23-3.el7_4.x86_64.rpm postgresql-pltcl-9.2.23-3.el7_4.x86_64.rpm postgresql-server-9.2.23-3.el7_4.x86_64.rpm postgresql-test-9.2.23-3.el7_4.x86_64.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7): x86_64: postgresql-debuginfo-9.2.23-3.el7_4.i686.rpm postgresql-debuginfo-9.2.23-3.el7_4.x86_64.rpm postgresql-static-9.2.23-3.el7_4.i686.rpm postgresql-static-9.2.23-3.el7_4.x86_64.rpm 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