RHSA-2023:7545HighCVSS 8.8

Red Hat Security Advisory: postgresql security update

Published
November 28, 2023
Last Modified
August 4, 2026

🔗 CVE IDs covered (8)

CVE-2023-39417 →CVE-2022-2625 →CVE-2022-41862 →CVE-2023-2454 →CVE-2023-2455 →CVE-2023-5868 →CVE-2023-5869 →CVE-2023-5870 →

📋 Description

CVE-2022-2625 — postgresql: Extension scripts replace objects not belonging to the extension. CVE-2022-41862 — postgresql: Client memory disclosure when connecting with Kerberos to modified server CVE-2023-2454 — postgresql: schema_element defeats protective search_path changes CVE-2023-2455 — postgresql: row security policies disregard user ID changes after inlining. CVE-2023-5868 — postgresql: Memory disclosure in aggregate function calls CVE-2023-5869 — postgresql: Buffer overrun from integer overflow in array modification CVE-2023-5870 — postgresql: Role pg_signal_backend can signal certain superuser processes. CVE-2023-39417 — postgresql: extension script @substitutions@ within quoting allow SQL injection

🎯 Affected products151

  • Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder EUS (v.9.0)
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.0)
  • postgresql-0:13.13-1.el9_0.aarch64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.0)
  • postgresql-0:13.13-1.el9_0.ppc64le as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.0)
  • postgresql-0:13.13-1.el9_0.s390x as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.0)
  • postgresql-0:13.13-1.el9_0.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.0)
  • postgresql-0:13.13-1.el9_0.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.0)
  • postgresql-contrib-0:13.13-1.el9_0.aarch64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.0)
  • postgresql-contrib-0:13.13-1.el9_0.ppc64le as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.0)
  • postgresql-contrib-0:13.13-1.el9_0.s390x as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.0)
  • postgresql-contrib-0:13.13-1.el9_0.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.0)
  • postgresql-contrib-debuginfo-0:13.13-1.el9_0.aarch64 as a component of Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder EUS (v.9.0)
  • postgresql-contrib-debuginfo-0:13.13-1.el9_0.aarch64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.0)
  • postgresql-contrib-debuginfo-0:13.13-1.el9_0.ppc64le as a component of Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder EUS (v.9.0)
  • postgresql-contrib-debuginfo-0:13.13-1.el9_0.ppc64le as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.0)
  • postgresql-contrib-debuginfo-0:13.13-1.el9_0.s390x as a component of Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder EUS (v.9.0)
  • postgresql-contrib-debuginfo-0:13.13-1.el9_0.s390x as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.0)
  • postgresql-contrib-debuginfo-0:13.13-1.el9_0.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder EUS (v.9.0)
  • postgresql-contrib-debuginfo-0:13.13-1.el9_0.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.0)
  • postgresql-debuginfo-0:13.13-1.el9_0.aarch64 as a component of Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder EUS (v.9.0)
  • postgresql-debuginfo-0:13.13-1.el9_0.aarch64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.0)
  • postgresql-debuginfo-0:13.13-1.el9_0.ppc64le as a component of Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder EUS (v.9.0)
  • postgresql-debuginfo-0:13.13-1.el9_0.ppc64le as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.0)
  • postgresql-debuginfo-0:13.13-1.el9_0.s390x as a component of Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder EUS (v.9.0)
  • postgresql-debuginfo-0:13.13-1.el9_0.s390x as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.0)
  • postgresql-debuginfo-0:13.13-1.el9_0.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder EUS (v.9.0)
  • postgresql-debuginfo-0:13.13-1.el9_0.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.0)
  • postgresql-debugsource-0:13.13-1.el9_0.aarch64 as a component of Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder EUS (v.9.0)
  • postgresql-debugsource-0:13.13-1.el9_0.aarch64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.0)
  • postgresql-debugsource-0:13.13-1.el9_0.ppc64le as a component of Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder EUS (v.9.0)
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✅ Remediation

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. Workaround: Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base, or stability. Workaround: Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability. Workaround: Red Hat has investigated whether a possible mitigation exists for this issue, and has not been able to identify a practical example. Please update the affected package as soon as possible.

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