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Scientific Linux Security Update : postgresql84 on SL5.x i386/x86_64

2012-08-0100:00:00
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PostgreSQL is an advanced object-relational database management system (DBMS).

A signedness issue was found in the way the crypt() function in the PostgreSQL pgcrypto module handled 8-bit characters in passwords when using Blowfish hashing. Up to three characters immediately preceding a non-ASCII character (one with the high bit set) had no effect on the hash result, thus shortening the effective password length. This made brute-force guessing more efficient as several different passwords were hashed to the same value. (CVE-2011-2483)

Note: Due to the CVE-2011-2483 fix, after installing this update some users may not be able to log in to applications that store user passwords, hashed with Blowfish using the PostgreSQL crypt() function, in a back-end PostgreSQL database. Unsafe processing can be re-enabled for specific passwords (allowing affected users to log in) by changing their hash prefix to ‘$2x$’.

These updated postgresql84 packages upgrade PostgreSQL to version 8.4.9. Refer to the PostgreSQL Release Notes for a full list of changes :

http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.4/static/release.html

All PostgreSQL users are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which correct this issue. If the postgresql service is running, it will be automatically restarted after installing this update.

#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 70300
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text is (C) Scientific Linux.
#

include('deprecated_nasl_level.inc');
include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(61154);
  script_version("1.6");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2021/01/14");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2011-2483");

  script_name(english:"Scientific Linux Security Update : postgresql84 on SL5.x i386/x86_64");
  script_summary(english:"Checks rpm output for the updated packages");

  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"synopsis", 
    value:
"The remote Scientific Linux host is missing one or more security
updates."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"description", 
    value:
"PostgreSQL is an advanced object-relational database management system
(DBMS).

A signedness issue was found in the way the crypt() function in the
PostgreSQL pgcrypto module handled 8-bit characters in passwords when
using Blowfish hashing. Up to three characters immediately preceding a
non-ASCII character (one with the high bit set) had no effect on the
hash result, thus shortening the effective password length. This made
brute-force guessing more efficient as several different passwords
were hashed to the same value. (CVE-2011-2483)

Note: Due to the CVE-2011-2483 fix, after installing this update some
users may not be able to log in to applications that store user
passwords, hashed with Blowfish using the PostgreSQL crypt() function,
in a back-end PostgreSQL database. Unsafe processing can be re-enabled
for specific passwords (allowing affected users to log in) by changing
their hash prefix to '$2x$'.

These updated postgresql84 packages upgrade PostgreSQL to version
8.4.9. Refer to the PostgreSQL Release Notes for a full list of
changes :

http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.4/static/release.html

All PostgreSQL users are advised to upgrade to these updated packages,
which correct this issue. If the postgresql service is running, it
will be automatically restarted after installing this update."
  );
  # http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.4/static/release.html
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.4/release.html"
  );
  # https://listserv.fnal.gov/scripts/wa.exe?A2=ind1110&L=scientific-linux-errata&T=0&P=1453
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?f78efe70"
  );
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:"Update the affected packages.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"x-cpe:/o:fermilab:scientific_linux");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2011/10/17");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2012/08/01");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2012-2021 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
  script_family(english:"Scientific Linux Local Security Checks");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/cpu", "Host/RedHat/release", "Host/RedHat/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/RedHat/release");
if (isnull(release) || "Scientific Linux " >!< release) audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, "running Scientific Linux");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/RedHat/rpm-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

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


flag = 0;
if (rpm_check(release:"SL5", reference:"postgresql84-8.4.9-1.el5_7.1")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SL5", reference:"postgresql84-contrib-8.4.9-1.el5_7.1")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SL5", reference:"postgresql84-debuginfo-8.4.9-1.el5_7.1")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SL5", reference:"postgresql84-devel-8.4.9-1.el5_7.1")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SL5", reference:"postgresql84-docs-8.4.9-1.el5_7.1")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SL5", reference:"postgresql84-libs-8.4.9-1.el5_7.1")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SL5", reference:"postgresql84-plperl-8.4.9-1.el5_7.1")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SL5", reference:"postgresql84-plpython-8.4.9-1.el5_7.1")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SL5", reference:"postgresql84-pltcl-8.4.9-1.el5_7.1")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SL5", reference:"postgresql84-python-8.4.9-1.el5_7.1")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SL5", reference:"postgresql84-server-8.4.9-1.el5_7.1")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SL5", reference:"postgresql84-tcl-8.4.9-1.el5_7.1")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SL5", reference:"postgresql84-test-8.4.9-1.el5_7.1")) flag++;


if (flag)
{
  if (report_verbosity > 0) security_warning(port:0, extra:rpm_report_get());
  else security_warning(0);
  exit(0);
}
else audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, "affected");
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