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Posted on 28 September 2012
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201209-24
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: PostgreSQL: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: September 28, 2012
Bugs: #406037, #419727, #431766
ID: 201209-24

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Synopsis
========
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in PostgreSQL which may allow
a remote attacker to conduct several attacks.

Background
==========
PostgreSQL is an open source object-relational database management
system.

Affected packages
=================
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 dev-db/postgresql-server
< 9.1.5 *>= 8.3.20
*>= 8.4.13
*>= 9.0.9
>= 9.1.5

Description
===========
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in PostgreSQL. Please
review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact
======
A remote attacker could spoof SSL connections. Furthermore, a remote
authenticated attacker could cause a Denial of Service, read and write
arbitrary files, inject SQL commands into dump scripts, or bypass
database restrictions to execute database functions.

A context-dependent attacker could more easily obtain access via
authentication attempts with an initial substring of the intended
password.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All PostgreSQL 9.1 server users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-db/postgresql-server-9.1.5"=

All PostgreSQL 9.0 server users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-db/postgresql-server-9.0.9"=

All PostgreSQL 8.4 server users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot -v ">=dev-db/postgresql-server-8.4.13"

All PostgreSQL 8.3 server users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot -v ">=dev-db/postgresql-server-8.3.20"

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2012-0866
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-0866
[ 2 ] CVE-2012-0867
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-0867
[ 3 ] CVE-2012-0868
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-0868
[ 4 ] CVE-2012-2143
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-2143
[ 5 ] CVE-2012-2655
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-2655
[ 6 ] CVE-2012-3488
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-3488
[ 7 ] CVE-2012-3489
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-3489

Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-24.xml

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 2012 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


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