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AlmaLinux 9 : postgresql:15 (ALSA-2023:4327)

2023-08-0200:00:00
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almalinux 9
postgresql 15
vulnerabilities
arbitrary code execution
row security policies

7.2 High

CVSS3

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

HIGH

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

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

0.003 Low

EPSS

Percentile

68.9%

The remote AlmaLinux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ALSA-2023:4327 advisory.

  • schema_element defeats protective search_path changes; It was found that certain database calls in PostgreSQL could permit an authed attacker with elevated database-level privileges to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2023-2454)

  • Row security policies disregard user ID changes after inlining; PostgreSQL could permit incorrect policies to be applied in certain cases where role-specific policies are used and a given query is planned under one role and then executed under other roles. This scenario can happen under security definer functions or when a common user and query is planned initially and then re-used across multiple SET ROLEs. Applying an incorrect policy may permit a user to complete otherwise-forbidden reads and modifications. This affects only databases that have used CREATE POLICY to define a row security policy. (CVE-2023-2455)

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

#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
##
# (C) Tenable, Inc.
#
# The package checks in this plugin were extracted from
# AlmaLinux Security Advisory ALSA-2023:4327.
##

include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(179217);
  script_version("1.1");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2023/08/02");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2023-2454", "CVE-2023-2455");
  script_xref(name:"ALSA", value:"2023:4327");

  script_name(english:"AlmaLinux 9 : postgresql:15 (ALSA-2023:4327)");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote AlmaLinux host is missing one or more security updates.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The remote AlmaLinux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the
ALSA-2023:4327 advisory.

  - schema_element defeats protective search_path changes; It was found that certain database calls in
    PostgreSQL could permit an authed attacker with elevated database-level privileges to execute arbitrary
    code. (CVE-2023-2454)

  - Row security policies disregard user ID changes after inlining; PostgreSQL could permit incorrect policies
    to be applied in certain cases where role-specific policies are used and a given query is planned under
    one role and then executed under other roles. This scenario can happen under security definer functions or
    when a common user and query is planned initially and then re-used across multiple SET ROLEs. Applying an
    incorrect policy may permit a user to complete otherwise-forbidden reads and modifications. This affects
    only databases that have used CREATE POLICY to define a row security policy. (CVE-2023-2455)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version
number.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://errata.almalinux.org/9/ALSA-2023-4327.html");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Update the affected packages.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:M/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:H/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-2023-2454");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");
  script_cwe_id(20);

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2023/05/11");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2023/07/31");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2023/08/02");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:pg_repack");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:pgaudit");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:postgres-decoderbufs");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:alma:linux:9");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::appstream");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::baseos");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::crb");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::highavailability");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::nfv");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::realtime");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::resilientstorage");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::sap");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::sap_hana");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::supplementary");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"Alma 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/AlmaLinux/release", "Host/AlmaLinux/rpm-list", "Host/cpu");

  exit(0);
}


include('rpm.inc');

if (!get_kb_item('Host/local_checks_enabled')) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
var os_release = get_kb_item('Host/AlmaLinux/release');
if (isnull(os_release) || 'AlmaLinux' >!< os_release) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'AlmaLinux');
var os_ver = pregmatch(pattern: "AlmaLinux release ([0-9]+(\.[0-9]+)?)", string:os_release);
if (isnull(os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_APP_VER, 'AlmaLinux');
os_ver = os_ver[1];
if (! preg(pattern:"^9([^0-9]|$)", string:os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'AlmaLinux 9.x', 'AlmaLinux ' + os_ver);

if (!get_kb_item('Host/AlmaLinux/rpm-list')) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

var cpu = get_kb_item('Host/cpu');
if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
if ('x86_64' >!< cpu && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$" && 's390' >!< cpu && 'aarch64' >!< cpu) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, 'AlmaLinux', cpu);

var module_ver = get_kb_item('Host/AlmaLinux/appstream/postgresql');
if (isnull(module_ver)) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, 'Module postgresql:15');
if ('15' >!< module_ver) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, 'Module postgresql:' + module_ver);

var appstreams = {
    'postgresql:15': [
      {'reference':'pg_repack-1.4.8-1.module_el9.2.0+22+09653793', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'pg_repack-1.4.8-1.module_el9.2.0+22+09653793', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'pgaudit-1.7.0-1.module_el9.2.0+22+09653793', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'pgaudit-1.7.0-1.module_el9.2.0+22+09653793', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'postgres-decoderbufs-1.9.7-1.Final.module_el9.2.0+22+09653793', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'postgres-decoderbufs-1.9.7-1.Final.module_el9.2.0+22+09653793', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'postgresql-15.3-1.module_el9.2.0+32+f3c125b5', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'postgresql-15.3-1.module_el9.2.0+32+f3c125b5', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'postgresql-contrib-15.3-1.module_el9.2.0+32+f3c125b5', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'postgresql-contrib-15.3-1.module_el9.2.0+32+f3c125b5', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'postgresql-docs-15.3-1.module_el9.2.0+32+f3c125b5', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'postgresql-docs-15.3-1.module_el9.2.0+32+f3c125b5', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'postgresql-plperl-15.3-1.module_el9.2.0+32+f3c125b5', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'postgresql-plperl-15.3-1.module_el9.2.0+32+f3c125b5', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'postgresql-plpython3-15.3-1.module_el9.2.0+32+f3c125b5', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'postgresql-plpython3-15.3-1.module_el9.2.0+32+f3c125b5', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'postgresql-pltcl-15.3-1.module_el9.2.0+32+f3c125b5', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'postgresql-pltcl-15.3-1.module_el9.2.0+32+f3c125b5', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'postgresql-private-devel-15.3-1.module_el9.2.0+32+f3c125b5', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'postgresql-private-devel-15.3-1.module_el9.2.0+32+f3c125b5', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'postgresql-private-libs-15.3-1.module_el9.2.0+32+f3c125b5', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'postgresql-private-libs-15.3-1.module_el9.2.0+32+f3c125b5', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'postgresql-server-15.3-1.module_el9.2.0+32+f3c125b5', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'postgresql-server-15.3-1.module_el9.2.0+32+f3c125b5', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'postgresql-server-devel-15.3-1.module_el9.2.0+32+f3c125b5', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'postgresql-server-devel-15.3-1.module_el9.2.0+32+f3c125b5', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'postgresql-static-15.3-1.module_el9.2.0+32+f3c125b5', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'postgresql-static-15.3-1.module_el9.2.0+32+f3c125b5', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'postgresql-test-15.3-1.module_el9.2.0+32+f3c125b5', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'postgresql-test-15.3-1.module_el9.2.0+32+f3c125b5', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'postgresql-test-rpm-macros-15.3-1.module_el9.2.0+32+f3c125b5', 'release':'9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'postgresql-upgrade-15.3-1.module_el9.2.0+32+f3c125b5', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'postgresql-upgrade-15.3-1.module_el9.2.0+32+f3c125b5', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'postgresql-upgrade-devel-15.3-1.module_el9.2.0+32+f3c125b5', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'postgresql-upgrade-devel-15.3-1.module_el9.2.0+32+f3c125b5', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE}
    ]
};

var flag = 0;
var appstreams_found = 0;
foreach var module (keys(appstreams)) {
  var appstream = NULL;
  var appstream_name = NULL;
  var appstream_version = NULL;
  var appstream_split = split(module, sep:':', keep:FALSE);
  if (!empty_or_null(appstream_split)) {
    appstream_name = appstream_split[0];
    appstream_version = appstream_split[1];
    if (!empty_or_null(appstream_name)) appstream = get_one_kb_item('Host/AlmaLinux/appstream/' + appstream_name);
  }
  if (!empty_or_null(appstream) && appstream_version == appstream || appstream_name == 'all') {
    appstreams_found++;
    foreach var package_array ( appstreams[module] ) {
      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 = 'Alma-' + 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 (!appstreams_found) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, 'Module postgresql:15');

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, 'pg_repack / pgaudit / postgres-decoderbufs / postgresql / etc');
}
VendorProductVersionCPE
almalinuxpg_repackp-cpe:/a:alma:linux:pg_repack
almalinuxpgauditp-cpe:/a:alma:linux:pgaudit
almalinuxpostgres-decoderbufsp-cpe:/a:alma:linux:postgres-decoderbufs
almalinux9cpe:/o:alma:linux:9
almalinux9cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::appstream
almalinux9cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::baseos
almalinux9cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::crb
almalinux9cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::highavailability
almalinux9cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::nfv
almalinux9cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::realtime
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7.2 High

CVSS3

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

HIGH

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

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

0.003 Low

EPSS

Percentile

68.9%