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Amazon Linux 2 : postgresql (ALASPOSTGRESQL14-2023-002)

2023-09-2700:00:00
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amazon linux 2
postgresql
vulnerability
alaspostgresql14-2023-002
cve-2022-1552
privileged user
arbitrary sql functions

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

EPSS

0.003

Percentile

69.6%

The version of postgresql installed on the remote host is prior to 14.3-2. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALAS2POSTGRESQL14-2023-002 advisory.

  • A flaw was found in PostgreSQL. There is an issue with incomplete efforts to operate safely when a privileged user is maintaining another user’s objects. The Autovacuum, REINDEX, CREATE INDEX, REFRESH MATERIALIZED VIEW, CLUSTER, and pg_amcheck commands activated relevant protections too late or not at all during the process. This flaw allows an attacker with permission to create non-temporary objects in at least one schema to execute arbitrary SQL functions under a superuser identity. (CVE-2022-1552)

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 ALASPOSTGRESQL14-2023-002.
##

include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(181991);
  script_version("1.1");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2023/10/02");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2022-1552");
  script_xref(name:"IAVB", value:"2022-B-0015-S");

  script_name(english:"Amazon Linux 2 : postgresql (ALASPOSTGRESQL14-2023-002)");

  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 14.3-2. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability
as referenced in the ALAS2POSTGRESQL14-2023-002 advisory.

  - A flaw was found in PostgreSQL. There is an issue with incomplete efforts to operate safely when a
    privileged user is maintaining another user's objects. The Autovacuum, REINDEX, CREATE INDEX, REFRESH
    MATERIALIZED VIEW, CLUSTER, and pg_amcheck commands activated relevant protections too late or not at all
    during the process. This flaw allows an attacker with permission to create non-temporary objects in at
    least one schema to execute arbitrary SQL functions under a superuser identity. (CVE-2022-1552)

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/ALASPOSTGRESQL14-2023-002.html");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://alas.aws.amazon.com/cve/html/CVE-2022-1552.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-2022-1552");

  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:"2022/05/11");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2023/08/07");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2023/09/27");

  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-docs");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:postgresql-llvmjit");
  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-plpython3");
  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-server-devel");
  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-test-rpm-macros");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:postgresql-upgrade");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:postgresql-upgrade-devel");
  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) 2023 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-14.3-2.amzn2.0.1', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':'postgresql14'},
    {'reference':'postgresql-14.3-2.amzn2.0.1', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':'postgresql14'},
    {'reference':'postgresql-contrib-14.3-2.amzn2.0.1', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':'postgresql14'},
    {'reference':'postgresql-contrib-14.3-2.amzn2.0.1', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':'postgresql14'},
    {'reference':'postgresql-debuginfo-14.3-2.amzn2.0.1', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':'postgresql14'},
    {'reference':'postgresql-debuginfo-14.3-2.amzn2.0.1', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':'postgresql14'},
    {'reference':'postgresql-docs-14.3-2.amzn2.0.1', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':'postgresql14'},
    {'reference':'postgresql-docs-14.3-2.amzn2.0.1', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':'postgresql14'},
    {'reference':'postgresql-llvmjit-14.3-2.amzn2.0.1', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':'postgresql14'},
    {'reference':'postgresql-llvmjit-14.3-2.amzn2.0.1', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':'postgresql14'},
    {'reference':'postgresql-plperl-14.3-2.amzn2.0.1', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':'postgresql14'},
    {'reference':'postgresql-plperl-14.3-2.amzn2.0.1', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':'postgresql14'},
    {'reference':'postgresql-plpython3-14.3-2.amzn2.0.1', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':'postgresql14'},
    {'reference':'postgresql-plpython3-14.3-2.amzn2.0.1', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':'postgresql14'},
    {'reference':'postgresql-pltcl-14.3-2.amzn2.0.1', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':'postgresql14'},
    {'reference':'postgresql-pltcl-14.3-2.amzn2.0.1', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':'postgresql14'},
    {'reference':'postgresql-server-14.3-2.amzn2.0.1', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':'postgresql14'},
    {'reference':'postgresql-server-14.3-2.amzn2.0.1', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':'postgresql14'},
    {'reference':'postgresql-server-devel-14.3-2.amzn2.0.1', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':'postgresql14'},
    {'reference':'postgresql-server-devel-14.3-2.amzn2.0.1', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':'postgresql14'},
    {'reference':'postgresql-static-14.3-2.amzn2.0.1', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':'postgresql14'},
    {'reference':'postgresql-static-14.3-2.amzn2.0.1', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':'postgresql14'},
    {'reference':'postgresql-test-14.3-2.amzn2.0.1', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':'postgresql14'},
    {'reference':'postgresql-test-14.3-2.amzn2.0.1', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':'postgresql14'},
    {'reference':'postgresql-test-rpm-macros-14.3-2.amzn2.0.1', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':'postgresql14'},
    {'reference':'postgresql-upgrade-14.3-2.amzn2.0.1', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':'postgresql14'},
    {'reference':'postgresql-upgrade-14.3-2.amzn2.0.1', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':'postgresql14'},
    {'reference':'postgresql-upgrade-devel-14.3-2.amzn2.0.1', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':'postgresql14'},
    {'reference':'postgresql-upgrade-devel-14.3-2.amzn2.0.1', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':'postgresql14'}
];

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");
}
VendorProductVersionCPE
amazonlinux2cpe:/o:amazon:linux:2
amazonlinuxpostgresql-debuginfop-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:postgresql-debuginfo
amazonlinuxpostgresql-upgradep-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:postgresql-upgrade
amazonlinuxpostgresql-staticp-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:postgresql-static
amazonlinuxpostgresql-serverp-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:postgresql-server
amazonlinuxpostgresql-llvmjitp-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:postgresql-llvmjit
amazonlinuxpostgresql-contribp-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:postgresql-contrib
amazonlinuxpostgresql-plpython3p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:postgresql-plpython3
amazonlinuxpostgresqlp-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:postgresql
amazonlinuxpostgresql-upgrade-develp-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:postgresql-upgrade-devel
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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

EPSS

0.003

Percentile

69.6%