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Amazon Linux 2 : postgresql (ALAS-2024-2567)

2024-06-1200:00:00
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amazon linux 2
postgresql
vulnerability
alas-2024-2567
overflow checks
code execution
cve-2021-32027
cve-2023-5869
tenable
security advisory
nessus
application version.

CVSS2

6.5

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Authentication

SINGLE

Confidentiality Impact

PARTIAL

Integrity Impact

PARTIAL

Availability Impact

PARTIAL

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS3

8.8

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

AI Score

9.1

Confidence

High

EPSS

0.015

Percentile

86.7%

The version of postgresql installed on the remote host is prior to 9.2.24-8. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALAS2-2024-2567 advisory.

While modifying certain SQL array values, missing overflow checks let authenticated database users write     arbitrary bytes to a memory area that facilitates arbitrary code execution. Missing overflow checks also     let authenticated database users read a wide area of server memory. The CVE-2021-32027 fix covered some     attacks of this description, but it missed others. (CVE-2023-5869)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the tested product security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application’s self-reported version number.

#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
##
# (C) Tenable, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from Amazon Linux 2 Security Advisory ALAS-2024-2567.
##

include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(200388);
  script_version("1.1");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2024/06/12");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2023-5869");
  script_xref(name:"IAVB", value:"2023-B-0088-S");

  script_name(english:"Amazon Linux 2 : postgresql (ALAS-2024-2567)");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote Amazon Linux 2 host is missing a security update.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The version of postgresql installed on the remote host is prior to 9.2.24-8. It is, therefore, affected by a
vulnerability as referenced in the ALAS2-2024-2567 advisory.

    While modifying certain SQL array values, missing overflow checks let authenticated database users write
    arbitrary bytes to a memory area that facilitates arbitrary code execution. Missing overflow checks also
    let authenticated database users read a wide area of server memory. The CVE-2021-32027 fix covered some
    attacks of this description, but it missed others. (CVE-2023-5869)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the tested product security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version
number.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://alas.aws.amazon.com/AL2/ALAS-2024-2567.html");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://alas.aws.amazon.com/cve/html/CVE-2023-5869.html");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://alas.aws.amazon.com/faqs.html");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Run 'yum update postgresql' to update your system.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2023-5869");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2022/09/01");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2024/06/06");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2024/06/12");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:postgresql");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:postgresql-contrib");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:postgresql-debuginfo");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:postgresql-devel");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:postgresql-docs");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:postgresql-libs");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:postgresql-plperl");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:postgresql-plpython");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:postgresql-pltcl");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:postgresql-server");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:postgresql-static");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:postgresql-test");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:postgresql-upgrade");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:amazon:linux:2");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"stig_severity", value:"I");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"Amazon Linux Local Security Checks");

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2024 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/AmazonLinux/release", "Host/AmazonLinux/rpm-list");

  exit(0);
}

include("rpm.inc");

if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);

var alas_release = get_kb_item("Host/AmazonLinux/release");
if (isnull(alas_release) || !strlen(alas_release)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Amazon Linux");
var os_ver = pregmatch(pattern: "^AL(A|\d+|-\d+)", string:alas_release);
if (isnull(os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_APP_VER, "Amazon Linux");
os_ver = os_ver[1];
if (os_ver != "2")
{
  if (os_ver == 'A') os_ver = 'AMI';
  audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Amazon Linux 2", "Amazon Linux " + os_ver);
}

if (!get_kb_item("Host/AmazonLinux/rpm-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

var pkgs = [
    {'reference':'postgresql-9.2.24-8.amzn2.0.3', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'postgresql-9.2.24-8.amzn2.0.3', 'cpu':'i686', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'postgresql-9.2.24-8.amzn2.0.3', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'postgresql-contrib-9.2.24-8.amzn2.0.3', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'postgresql-contrib-9.2.24-8.amzn2.0.3', 'cpu':'i686', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'postgresql-contrib-9.2.24-8.amzn2.0.3', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'postgresql-debuginfo-9.2.24-8.amzn2.0.3', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'postgresql-debuginfo-9.2.24-8.amzn2.0.3', 'cpu':'i686', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'postgresql-debuginfo-9.2.24-8.amzn2.0.3', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'postgresql-devel-9.2.24-8.amzn2.0.3', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'postgresql-devel-9.2.24-8.amzn2.0.3', 'cpu':'i686', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'postgresql-devel-9.2.24-8.amzn2.0.3', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'postgresql-docs-9.2.24-8.amzn2.0.3', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'postgresql-docs-9.2.24-8.amzn2.0.3', 'cpu':'i686', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'postgresql-docs-9.2.24-8.amzn2.0.3', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'postgresql-libs-9.2.24-8.amzn2.0.3', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'postgresql-libs-9.2.24-8.amzn2.0.3', 'cpu':'i686', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'postgresql-libs-9.2.24-8.amzn2.0.3', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'postgresql-plperl-9.2.24-8.amzn2.0.3', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'postgresql-plperl-9.2.24-8.amzn2.0.3', 'cpu':'i686', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'postgresql-plperl-9.2.24-8.amzn2.0.3', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'postgresql-plpython-9.2.24-8.amzn2.0.3', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'postgresql-plpython-9.2.24-8.amzn2.0.3', 'cpu':'i686', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'postgresql-plpython-9.2.24-8.amzn2.0.3', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'postgresql-pltcl-9.2.24-8.amzn2.0.3', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'postgresql-pltcl-9.2.24-8.amzn2.0.3', 'cpu':'i686', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'postgresql-pltcl-9.2.24-8.amzn2.0.3', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'postgresql-server-9.2.24-8.amzn2.0.3', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'postgresql-server-9.2.24-8.amzn2.0.3', 'cpu':'i686', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'postgresql-server-9.2.24-8.amzn2.0.3', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'postgresql-static-9.2.24-8.amzn2.0.3', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'postgresql-static-9.2.24-8.amzn2.0.3', 'cpu':'i686', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'postgresql-static-9.2.24-8.amzn2.0.3', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'postgresql-test-9.2.24-8.amzn2.0.3', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'postgresql-test-9.2.24-8.amzn2.0.3', 'cpu':'i686', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'postgresql-test-9.2.24-8.amzn2.0.3', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'postgresql-upgrade-9.2.24-8.amzn2.0.3', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'postgresql-upgrade-9.2.24-8.amzn2.0.3', 'cpu':'i686', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'postgresql-upgrade-9.2.24-8.amzn2.0.3', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE}
];

var flag = 0;
foreach var package_array ( pkgs ) {
  var reference = NULL;
  var _release = NULL;
  var sp = NULL;
  var _cpu = NULL;
  var el_string = NULL;
  var rpm_spec_vers_cmp = NULL;
  var epoch = NULL;
  var allowmaj = NULL;
  var exists_check = NULL;
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['reference'])) reference = package_array['reference'];
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['release'])) _release = package_array['release'];
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['sp'])) sp = package_array['sp'];
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['cpu'])) _cpu = package_array['cpu'];
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['el_string'])) el_string = package_array['el_string'];
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['rpm_spec_vers_cmp'])) rpm_spec_vers_cmp = package_array['rpm_spec_vers_cmp'];
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['epoch'])) epoch = package_array['epoch'];
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['allowmaj'])) allowmaj = package_array['allowmaj'];
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['exists_check'])) exists_check = package_array['exists_check'];
  if (reference && _release && (!exists_check || rpm_exists(release:_release, rpm:exists_check))) {
    if (rpm_check(release:_release, sp:sp, cpu:_cpu, reference:reference, epoch:epoch, el_string:el_string, rpm_spec_vers_cmp:rpm_spec_vers_cmp, allowmaj:allowmaj)) flag++;
  }
}

if (flag)
{
  security_report_v4(
      port       : 0,
      severity   : SECURITY_HOLE,
      extra      : rpm_report_get()
  );
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  var tested = pkg_tests_get();
  if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
  else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "postgresql / postgresql-contrib / postgresql-debuginfo / etc");
}

CVSS2

6.5

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Authentication

SINGLE

Confidentiality Impact

PARTIAL

Integrity Impact

PARTIAL

Availability Impact

PARTIAL

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS3

8.8

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

AI Score

9.1

Confidence

High

EPSS

0.015

Percentile

86.7%