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TencentOS Server 4: postgresql (TSSA-2024:0558)

🗓️ 20 Nov 2025 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
nessus
 nessus
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TencentOS Server 4 PostgreSQL fixes three CVEs: memory disclosure, code execution via overflow, and DoS via pg_cancel_backend.

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#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
##
# (C) Tenable, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from Tencent Linux Security Advisory TSSA-2024:0558.
##

include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(276263);
  script_version("1.1");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2025/11/20");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2023-5868", "CVE-2023-5869", "CVE-2023-5870");
  script_xref(name:"IAVB", value:"2023-B-0088-S");

  script_name(english:"TencentOS Server 4: postgresql (TSSA-2024:0558)");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote TencentOS Server 4 host is missing one or more security updates.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The version of Tencent Linux installed on the remote TencentOS Server 4 host is prior to tested version. It is,
therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the TSSA-2024:0558 advisory.

    Package updates are available for TencentOS Server 4 that fix the following vulnerabilities:

    CVE-2023-5868:
    A memory disclosure vulnerability was found in PostgreSQL that allows remote users to access sensitive
    information by exploiting certain aggregate function calls with 'unknown'-type arguments. Handling
    'unknown'-type values from string literals without type designation can disclose bytes, potentially
    revealing notable and confidential information. This issue exists due to excessive data output in
    aggregate function calls, enabling remote users to read some portion of system memory.

    CVE-2023-5869:
    A flaw was found in PostgreSQL that allows authenticated database users to execute arbitrary code through
    missing overflow checks during SQL array value modification. This issue exists due to an integer overflow
    during array modification where a remote user can trigger the overflow by providing specially crafted
    data. This enables the execution of arbitrary code on the target system, allowing users to write arbitrary
    bytes to memory and extensively read the server's memory.

    CVE-2023-5870:
    A flaw was found in PostgreSQL involving the pg_cancel_backend role that signals background workers,
    including the logical replication launcher, autovacuum workers, and the autovacuum launcher. Successful
    exploitation requires a non-core extension with a less-resilient background worker and would affect that
    specific background worker only. This issue may allow a remote high privileged user to launch a denial of
    service (DoS) attack.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Tencent Linux security advisory.

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://mirrors.tencent.com/tlinux/errata/tssa-20240558.xml");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Update the affected packages.");
  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:"2023/11/09");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2024/10/17");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2025/11/20");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:tencent:tencentos_server:4");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:tencent:tencentos_server:postgresql");
  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:"Tencent Local Security Checks");

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2025 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info2.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/etc/os-release", "Host/TencentOS/rpm-list", "Host/cpu");

  exit(0);
}


include('rpm2.inc');

if (!get_kb_item('Host/local_checks_enabled')) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
var os_product = get_kb_item('installed_os/local/SSH/0/product');
if (isnull(os_product) || 'TencentOS' >!< os_product) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'TencentOS');
var os_version = get_kb_item('installed_os/local/SSH/0/version');
if (isnull(os_version)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_APP_VER, 'TencentOS');
if (! preg(pattern:"^4([^0-9]|$)", string:os_version)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'TencentOS 4.x', 'TencentOS ' + os_version);

if (!get_kb_item('Host/TencentOS/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, 'TencentOS', cpu);

var constraints = [
  {
    'release': '4',
    'pkgs': [
      {'reference':'postgresql-15.5-1.tl4', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'postgresql-15.5-1.tl4', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'postgresql-contrib-15.5-1.tl4', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'postgresql-contrib-15.5-1.tl4', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'postgresql-contrib-debuginfo-15.5-1.tl4', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'postgresql-contrib-debuginfo-15.5-1.tl4', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'postgresql-debuginfo-15.5-1.tl4', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'postgresql-debuginfo-15.5-1.tl4', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'postgresql-debugsource-15.5-1.tl4', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'postgresql-debugsource-15.5-1.tl4', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'postgresql-docs-15.5-1.tl4', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'postgresql-docs-15.5-1.tl4', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'postgresql-docs-debuginfo-15.5-1.tl4', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'postgresql-docs-debuginfo-15.5-1.tl4', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'postgresql-plperl-15.5-1.tl4', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'postgresql-plperl-15.5-1.tl4', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'postgresql-plperl-debuginfo-15.5-1.tl4', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'postgresql-plperl-debuginfo-15.5-1.tl4', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'postgresql-plpython3-15.5-1.tl4', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'postgresql-plpython3-15.5-1.tl4', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'postgresql-plpython3-debuginfo-15.5-1.tl4', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'postgresql-plpython3-debuginfo-15.5-1.tl4', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'postgresql-pltcl-15.5-1.tl4', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'postgresql-pltcl-15.5-1.tl4', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'postgresql-pltcl-debuginfo-15.5-1.tl4', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'postgresql-pltcl-debuginfo-15.5-1.tl4', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'postgresql-private-devel-15.5-1.tl4', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'postgresql-private-devel-15.5-1.tl4', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'postgresql-private-libs-15.5-1.tl4', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'postgresql-private-libs-15.5-1.tl4', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'postgresql-private-libs-debuginfo-15.5-1.tl4', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'postgresql-private-libs-debuginfo-15.5-1.tl4', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'postgresql-server-15.5-1.tl4', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'postgresql-server-15.5-1.tl4', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'postgresql-server-debuginfo-15.5-1.tl4', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'postgresql-server-debuginfo-15.5-1.tl4', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'postgresql-server-devel-15.5-1.tl4', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'postgresql-server-devel-15.5-1.tl4', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'postgresql-server-devel-debuginfo-15.5-1.tl4', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'postgresql-server-devel-debuginfo-15.5-1.tl4', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'postgresql-static-15.5-1.tl4', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'postgresql-static-15.5-1.tl4', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'postgresql-test-15.5-1.tl4', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'postgresql-test-15.5-1.tl4', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'postgresql-test-debuginfo-15.5-1.tl4', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'postgresql-test-debuginfo-15.5-1.tl4', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'postgresql-test-rpm-macros-15.5-1.tl4', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'postgresql-upgrade-15.5-1.tl4', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'postgresql-upgrade-15.5-1.tl4', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'postgresql-upgrade-debuginfo-15.5-1.tl4', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'postgresql-upgrade-debuginfo-15.5-1.tl4', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'postgresql-upgrade-devel-15.5-1.tl4', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'postgresql-upgrade-devel-15.5-1.tl4', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'postgresql-upgrade-devel-debuginfo-15.5-1.tl4', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'postgresql-upgrade-devel-debuginfo-15.5-1.tl4', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE}
    ]
  }
];

var os_release = get_one_kb_item('installed_os/local/SSH/0/release');
var os_sp = get_one_kb_item('Host/*/minor_release');

var flag = 0;
var reference;
var sp;
var _cpu;
var el_string;
var rpm_spec_vers_cmp;
var epoch;
var allowmaj;
var exists_check;
var cves;
foreach var constraint ( constraints ) {
  # Check that the target release is equal to the affected release
  if (!empty_or_null(constraint['release'])){
    if (constraint['release'] != os_release) continue;
  }
  if (!empty_or_null(constraint['sp'])){
    if (constraint['sp'] != os_sp) continue;
  }
  foreach var pkg ( constraint['pkgs'] ) {
    reference = NULL;
    sp = NULL;
    _cpu = NULL;
    el_string = NULL;
    rpm_spec_vers_cmp = NULL;
    epoch = NULL;
    allowmaj = NULL;
    exists_check = NULL;
    cves = NULL;
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['reference'])) reference = pkg['reference'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['sp'])) sp = pkg['sp'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['cpu'])) _cpu = pkg['cpu'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['el_string'])) el_string = pkg['el_string'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['rpm_spec_vers_cmp'])) rpm_spec_vers_cmp = pkg['rpm_spec_vers_cmp'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['epoch'])) epoch = pkg['epoch'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['allowmaj'])) allowmaj = pkg['allowmaj'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['exists_check'])) exists_check = pkg['exists_check'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['cves'])) cves = pkg['cves'];
    if (reference &&
        ## (no known rpm to check OR known rpm_exists)
        (!exists_check || rpm_exists(rpm:exists_check)) &&
        rpm_check(sp:sp, cpu:_cpu, reference:reference, epoch:epoch, el_string:el_string, rpm_spec_vers_cmp:rpm_spec_vers_cmp, allowmaj:allowmaj, cves:cves)) 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-contrib-debuginfo / etc');
}

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20 Nov 2025 00:00Current
7.4High risk
Vulners AI Score7.4
CVSS 3.18.8
EPSS0.02718
SSVC
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