The server running Amazon Linux AMI with postgresql8 is missing a security update due to memory leak error which can lead to disclosure of server memory (CVE-2015-5288)
Reporter | Title | Published | Views | Family All 92 |
---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | CVE-2015-5288 | 26 Oct 201514:59 | – | nvd |
![]() | Debian: Security Advisory (DLA-329-1) | 8 Mar 202300:00 | – | openvas |
![]() | Amazon Linux: Security Advisory (ALAS-2015-619) | 15 Dec 201500:00 | – | openvas |
![]() | SUSE: Security Advisory (SUSE-SU-2016:0389-1) | 9 Jun 202100:00 | – | openvas |
![]() | Oracle: Security Advisory (ELSA-2015-2081) | 19 Nov 201500:00 | – | openvas |
![]() | CentOS: Security Advisory for postgresql (CESA-2015:2081) | 21 Apr 202100:00 | – | openvas |
![]() | RedHat Update for postgresql RHSA-2015:2081-01 | 19 Nov 201500:00 | – | openvas |
![]() | Oracle: Security Advisory (ELSA-2015-2078) | 19 Nov 201500:00 | – | openvas |
![]() | RedHat Update for postgresql RHSA-2015:2078-01 | 20 Nov 201500:00 | – | openvas |
![]() | CentOS Update for postgresql CESA-2015:2078 centos7 | 20 Nov 201500:00 | – | openvas |
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from Amazon Linux AMI Security Advisory ALAS-2015-619.
#
include("compat.inc");
if (description)
{
script_id(87345);
script_version("2.5");
script_cvs_date("Date: 2018/04/18 15:09:35");
script_cve_id("CVE-2015-5288");
script_xref(name:"ALAS", value:"2015-619");
script_xref(name:"RHSA", value:"2015:2081");
script_name(english:"Amazon Linux AMI : postgresql8 (ALAS-2015-619)");
script_summary(english:"Checks rpm output for the updated packages");
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"synopsis",
value:"The remote Amazon Linux AMI host is missing a security update."
);
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"description",
value:
"A memory leak error was discovered in the crypt() function of the
pgCrypto extension. An authenticated attacker could possibly use this
flaw to disclose a limited amount of the server memory.
(CVE-2015-5288)"
);
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"see_also",
value:"https://alas.aws.amazon.com/ALAS-2015-619.html"
);
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"solution",
value:"Run 'yum update postgresql8' to update your system."
);
script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:postgresql8");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:postgresql8-contrib");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:postgresql8-debuginfo");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:postgresql8-devel");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:postgresql8-docs");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:postgresql8-libs");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:postgresql8-plperl");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:postgresql8-plpython");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:postgresql8-pltcl");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:postgresql8-server");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:postgresql8-test");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:amazon:linux");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2015/12/14");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2015/12/15");
script_end_attributes();
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2015-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
script_family(english:"Amazon Linux Local Security Checks");
script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/AmazonLinux/release", "Host/AmazonLinux/rpm-list");
exit(0);
}
include("audit.inc");
include("global_settings.inc");
include("rpm.inc");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
release = get_kb_item("Host/AmazonLinux/release");
if (isnull(release) || !strlen(release)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Amazon Linux");
os_ver = pregmatch(pattern: "^AL(A|\d)", string:release);
if (isnull(os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_APP_VER, "Amazon Linux");
os_ver = os_ver[1];
if (os_ver != "A")
{
if (os_ver == 'A') os_ver = 'AMI';
audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Amazon Linux AMI", "Amazon Linux " + os_ver);
}
if (!get_kb_item("Host/AmazonLinux/rpm-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);
flag = 0;
if (rpm_check(release:"ALA", reference:"postgresql8-8.4.20-4.51.amzn1")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"ALA", reference:"postgresql8-contrib-8.4.20-4.51.amzn1")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"ALA", reference:"postgresql8-debuginfo-8.4.20-4.51.amzn1")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"ALA", reference:"postgresql8-devel-8.4.20-4.51.amzn1")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"ALA", reference:"postgresql8-docs-8.4.20-4.51.amzn1")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"ALA", reference:"postgresql8-libs-8.4.20-4.51.amzn1")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"ALA", reference:"postgresql8-plperl-8.4.20-4.51.amzn1")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"ALA", reference:"postgresql8-plpython-8.4.20-4.51.amzn1")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"ALA", reference:"postgresql8-pltcl-8.4.20-4.51.amzn1")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"ALA", reference:"postgresql8-server-8.4.20-4.51.amzn1")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"ALA", reference:"postgresql8-test-8.4.20-4.51.amzn1")) flag++;
if (flag)
{
if (report_verbosity > 0) security_warning(port:0, extra:rpm_report_get());
else security_warning(0);
exit(0);
}
else
{
tested = pkg_tests_get();
if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "postgresql8 / postgresql8-contrib / postgresql8-debuginfo / etc");
}
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