[RHSA-2021:0163-01] Important: postgresql:12 security update

Mon Jan 18 09:59:23 UTC 2021

An update for the postgresql:12 module is now available for Red Hat
Enterprise Linux 8.2 Extended Update Support.

Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact
of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score,
which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability
from the CVE link(s) in the References section.

2. Relevant releases/architectures:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v. 8.2) - aarch64, noarch, ppc64le, s390x, x86_64

3. Description:

PostgreSQL is an advanced object-relational database management system
(DBMS).

The following packages have been upgraded to a later upstream version:
postgresql (12.5).

Security Fix(es):

* postgresql: Reconnection can downgrade connection security settings
(CVE-2020-25694)

* postgresql: Multiple features escape "security restricted operation"
sandbox (CVE-2020-25695)

* postgresql: Uncontrolled search path element in logical replication
(CVE-2020-14349)

* postgresql: Uncontrolled search path element in CREATE EXTENSION
(CVE-2020-14350)

* postgresql: psql's \gset allows overwriting specially treated variables
(CVE-2020-25696)

* postgresql: ALTER ... DEPENDS ON EXTENSION is missing authorization
checks (CVE-2020-1720)

For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS
score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE
page(s) listed in the References section.

4. Solution:

For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes
described in this advisory, refer to:

https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258

If the postgresql service is running, it will be automatically restarted
after installing this update.

5. Bugs fixed (https://bugzilla.redhat.com/):

1798852 - CVE-2020-1720 postgresql: ALTER ... DEPENDS ON EXTENSION is missing authorization checks
1865744 - CVE-2020-14349 postgresql: Uncontrolled search path element in logical replication
1865746 - CVE-2020-14350 postgresql: Uncontrolled search path element in CREATE EXTENSION
1894423 - CVE-2020-25694 postgresql: Reconnection can downgrade connection security settings
1894425 - CVE-2020-25695 postgresql: Multiple features escape "security restricted operation" sandbox
1894430 - CVE-2020-25696 postgresql: psql's \gset allows overwriting specially treated variables

6. Package List:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v. 8.2):

Source:
pgaudit-1.4.0-4.module+el8.2.0+9043+1dbb5661.src.rpm
postgres-decoderbufs-0.10.0-2.module+el8.2.0+9043+1dbb5661.src.rpm
postgresql-12.5-1.module+el8.2.0+9043+1dbb5661.src.rpm

aarch64:
pgaudit-1.4.0-4.module+el8.2.0+9043+1dbb5661.aarch64.rpm
pgaudit-debuginfo-1.4.0-4.module+el8.2.0+9043+1dbb5661.aarch64.rpm
pgaudit-debugsource-1.4.0-4.module+el8.2.0+9043+1dbb5661.aarch64.rpm
postgres-decoderbufs-0.10.0-2.module+el8.2.0+9043+1dbb5661.aarch64.rpm
postgres-decoderbufs-debuginfo-0.10.0-2.module+el8.2.0+9043+1dbb5661.aarch64.rpm
postgres-decoderbufs-debugsource-0.10.0-2.module+el8.2.0+9043+1dbb5661.aarch64.rpm
postgresql-12.5-1.module+el8.2.0+9043+1dbb5661.aarch64.rpm
postgresql-contrib-12.5-1.module+el8.2.0+9043+1dbb5661.aarch64.rpm
postgresql-contrib-debuginfo-12.5-1.module+el8.2.0+9043+1dbb5661.aarch64.rpm
postgresql-debuginfo-12.5-1.module+el8.2.0+9043+1dbb5661.aarch64.rpm
postgresql-debugsource-12.5-1.module+el8.2.0+9043+1dbb5661.aarch64.rpm
postgresql-docs-12.5-1.module+el8.2.0+9043+1dbb5661.aarch64.rpm
postgresql-docs-debuginfo-12.5-1.module+el8.2.0+9043+1dbb5661.aarch64.rpm
postgresql-plperl-12.5-1.module+el8.2.0+9043+1dbb5661.aarch64.rpm
postgresql-plperl-debuginfo-12.5-1.module+el8.2.0+9043+1dbb5661.aarch64.rpm
postgresql-plpython3-12.5-1.module+el8.2.0+9043+1dbb5661.aarch64.rpm
postgresql-plpython3-debuginfo-12.5-1.module+el8.2.0+9043+1dbb5661.aarch64.rpm
postgresql-pltcl-12.5-1.module+el8.2.0+9043+1dbb5661.aarch64.rpm
postgresql-pltcl-debuginfo-12.5-1.module+el8.2.0+9043+1dbb5661.aarch64.rpm
postgresql-server-12.5-1.module+el8.2.0+9043+1dbb5661.aarch64.rpm
postgresql-server-debuginfo-12.5-1.module+el8.2.0+9043+1dbb5661.aarch64.rpm
postgresql-server-devel-12.5-1.module+el8.2.0+9043+1dbb5661.aarch64.rpm
postgresql-server-devel-debuginfo-12.5-1.module+el8.2.0+9043+1dbb5661.aarch64.rpm
postgresql-static-12.5-1.module+el8.2.0+9043+1dbb5661.aarch64.rpm
postgresql-test-12.5-1.module+el8.2.0+9043+1dbb5661.aarch64.rpm
postgresql-test-debuginfo-12.5-1.module+el8.2.0+9043+1dbb5661.aarch64.rpm
postgresql-upgrade-12.5-1.module+el8.2.0+9043+1dbb5661.aarch64.rpm
postgresql-upgrade-debuginfo-12.5-1.module+el8.2.0+9043+1dbb5661.aarch64.rpm
postgresql-upgrade-devel-12.5-1.module+el8.2.0+9043+1dbb5661.aarch64.rpm
postgresql-upgrade-devel-debuginfo-12.5-1.module+el8.2.0+9043+1dbb5661.aarch64.rpm

noarch:
postgresql-test-rpm-macros-12.5-1.module+el8.2.0+9043+1dbb5661.noarch.rpm

ppc64le:
pgaudit-1.4.0-4.module+el8.2.0+9043+1dbb5661.ppc64le.rpm
pgaudit-debuginfo-1.4.0-4.module+el8.2.0+9043+1dbb5661.ppc64le.rpm
pgaudit-debugsource-1.4.0-4.module+el8.2.0+9043+1dbb5661.ppc64le.rpm
postgres-decoderbufs-0.10.0-2.module+el8.2.0+9043+1dbb5661.ppc64le.rpm
postgres-decoderbufs-debuginfo-0.10.0-2.module+el8.2.0+9043+1dbb5661.ppc64le.rpm
postgres-decoderbufs-debugsource-0.10.0-2.module+el8.2.0+9043+1dbb5661.ppc64le.rpm
postgresql-12.5-1.module+el8.2.0+9043+1dbb5661.ppc64le.rpm
postgresql-contrib-12.5-1.module+el8.2.0+9043+1dbb5661.ppc64le.rpm
postgresql-contrib-debuginfo-12.5-1.module+el8.2.0+9043+1dbb5661.ppc64le.rpm
postgresql-debuginfo-12.5-1.module+el8.2.0+9043+1dbb5661.ppc64le.rpm
postgresql-debugsource-12.5-1.module+el8.2.0+9043+1dbb5661.ppc64le.rpm
postgresql-docs-12.5-1.module+el8.2.0+9043+1dbb5661.ppc64le.rpm
postgresql-docs-debuginfo-12.5-1.module+el8.2.0+9043+1dbb5661.ppc64le.rpm
postgresql-plperl-12.5-1.module+el8.2.0+9043+1dbb5661.ppc64le.rpm
postgresql-plperl-debuginfo-12.5-1.module+el8.2.0+9043+1dbb5661.ppc64le.rpm
postgresql-plpython3-12.5-1.module+el8.2.0+9043+1dbb5661.ppc64le.rpm
postgresql-plpython3-debuginfo-12.5-1.module+el8.2.0+9043+1dbb5661.ppc64le.rpm
postgresql-pltcl-12.5-1.module+el8.2.0+9043+1dbb5661.ppc64le.rpm
postgresql-pltcl-debuginfo-12.5-1.module+el8.2.0+9043+1dbb5661.ppc64le.rpm
postgresql-server-12.5-1.module+el8.2.0+9043+1dbb5661.ppc64le.rpm
postgresql-server-debuginfo-12.5-1.module+el8.2.0+9043+1dbb5661.ppc64le.rpm
postgresql-server-devel-12.5-1.module+el8.2.0+9043+1dbb5661.ppc64le.rpm
postgresql-server-devel-debuginfo-12.5-1.module+el8.2.0+9043+1dbb5661.ppc64le.rpm
postgresql-static-12.5-1.module+el8.2.0+9043+1dbb5661.ppc64le.rpm
postgresql-test-12.5-1.module+el8.2.0+9043+1dbb5661.ppc64le.rpm
postgresql-test-debuginfo-12.5-1.module+el8.2.0+9043+1dbb5661.ppc64le.rpm
postgresql-upgrade-12.5-1.module+el8.2.0+9043+1dbb5661.ppc64le.rpm
postgresql-upgrade-debuginfo-12.5-1.module+el8.2.0+9043+1dbb5661.ppc64le.rpm
postgresql-upgrade-devel-12.5-1.module+el8.2.0+9043+1dbb5661.ppc64le.rpm
postgresql-upgrade-devel-debuginfo-12.5-1.module+el8.2.0+9043+1dbb5661.ppc64le.rpm

s390x:
pgaudit-1.4.0-4.module+el8.2.0+9043+1dbb5661.s390x.rpm
pgaudit-debuginfo-1.4.0-4.module+el8.2.0+9043+1dbb5661.s390x.rpm
pgaudit-debugsource-1.4.0-4.module+el8.2.0+9043+1dbb5661.s390x.rpm
postgres-decoderbufs-0.10.0-2.module+el8.2.0+9043+1dbb5661.s390x.rpm
postgres-decoderbufs-debuginfo-0.10.0-2.module+el8.2.0+9043+1dbb5661.s390x.rpm
postgres-decoderbufs-debugsource-0.10.0-2.module+el8.2.0+9043+1dbb5661.s390x.rpm
postgresql-12.5-1.module+el8.2.0+9043+1dbb5661.s390x.rpm
postgresql-contrib-12.5-1.module+el8.2.0+9043+1dbb5661.s390x.rpm
postgresql-contrib-debuginfo-12.5-1.module+el8.2.0+9043+1dbb5661.s390x.rpm
postgresql-debuginfo-12.5-1.module+el8.2.0+9043+1dbb5661.s390x.rpm
postgresql-debugsource-12.5-1.module+el8.2.0+9043+1dbb5661.s390x.rpm
postgresql-docs-12.5-1.module+el8.2.0+9043+1dbb5661.s390x.rpm
postgresql-docs-debuginfo-12.5-1.module+el8.2.0+9043+1dbb5661.s390x.rpm
postgresql-plperl-12.5-1.module+el8.2.0+9043+1dbb5661.s390x.rpm
postgresql-plperl-debuginfo-12.5-1.module+el8.2.0+9043+1dbb5661.s390x.rpm
postgresql-plpython3-12.5-1.module+el8.2.0+9043+1dbb5661.s390x.rpm
postgresql-plpython3-debuginfo-12.5-1.module+el8.2.0+9043+1dbb5661.s390x.rpm
postgresql-pltcl-12.5-1.module+el8.2.0+9043+1dbb5661.s390x.rpm
postgresql-pltcl-debuginfo-12.5-1.module+el8.2.0+9043+1dbb5661.s390x.rpm
postgresql-server-12.5-1.module+el8.2.0+9043+1dbb5661.s390x.rpm
postgresql-server-debuginfo-12.5-1.module+el8.2.0+9043+1dbb5661.s390x.rpm
postgresql-server-devel-12.5-1.module+el8.2.0+9043+1dbb5661.s390x.rpm
postgresql-server-devel-debuginfo-12.5-1.module+el8.2.0+9043+1dbb5661.s390x.rpm
postgresql-static-12.5-1.module+el8.2.0+9043+1dbb5661.s390x.rpm
postgresql-test-12.5-1.module+el8.2.0+9043+1dbb5661.s390x.rpm
postgresql-test-debuginfo-12.5-1.module+el8.2.0+9043+1dbb5661.s390x.rpm
postgresql-upgrade-12.5-1.module+el8.2.0+9043+1dbb5661.s390x.rpm
postgresql-upgrade-debuginfo-12.5-1.module+el8.2.0+9043+1dbb5661.s390x.rpm
postgresql-upgrade-devel-12.5-1.module+el8.2.0+9043+1dbb5661.s390x.rpm
postgresql-upgrade-devel-debuginfo-12.5-1.module+el8.2.0+9043+1dbb5661.s390x.rpm

x86_64:
pgaudit-1.4.0-4.module+el8.2.0+9043+1dbb5661.x86_64.rpm
pgaudit-debuginfo-1.4.0-4.module+el8.2.0+9043+1dbb5661.x86_64.rpm
pgaudit-debugsource-1.4.0-4.module+el8.2.0+9043+1dbb5661.x86_64.rpm
postgres-decoderbufs-0.10.0-2.module+el8.2.0+9043+1dbb5661.x86_64.rpm
postgres-decoderbufs-debuginfo-0.10.0-2.module+el8.2.0+9043+1dbb5661.x86_64.rpm
postgres-decoderbufs-debugsource-0.10.0-2.module+el8.2.0+9043+1dbb5661.x86_64.rpm
postgresql-12.5-1.module+el8.2.0+9043+1dbb5661.x86_64.rpm
postgresql-contrib-12.5-1.module+el8.2.0+9043+1dbb5661.x86_64.rpm
postgresql-contrib-debuginfo-12.5-1.module+el8.2.0+9043+1dbb5661.x86_64.rpm
postgresql-debuginfo-12.5-1.module+el8.2.0+9043+1dbb5661.x86_64.rpm
postgresql-debugsource-12.5-1.module+el8.2.0+9043+1dbb5661.x86_64.rpm
postgresql-docs-12.5-1.module+el8.2.0+9043+1dbb5661.x86_64.rpm
postgresql-docs-debuginfo-12.5-1.module+el8.2.0+9043+1dbb5661.x86_64.rpm
postgresql-plperl-12.5-1.module+el8.2.0+9043+1dbb5661.x86_64.rpm
postgresql-plperl-debuginfo-12.5-1.module+el8.2.0+9043+1dbb5661.x86_64.rpm
postgresql-plpython3-12.5-1.module+el8.2.0+9043+1dbb5661.x86_64.rpm
postgresql-plpython3-debuginfo-12.5-1.module+el8.2.0+9043+1dbb5661.x86_64.rpm
postgresql-pltcl-12.5-1.module+el8.2.0+9043+1dbb5661.x86_64.rpm
postgresql-pltcl-debuginfo-12.5-1.module+el8.2.0+9043+1dbb5661.x86_64.rpm
postgresql-server-12.5-1.module+el8.2.0+9043+1dbb5661.x86_64.rpm
postgresql-server-debuginfo-12.5-1.module+el8.2.0+9043+1dbb5661.x86_64.rpm
postgresql-server-devel-12.5-1.module+el8.2.0+9043+1dbb5661.x86_64.rpm
postgresql-server-devel-debuginfo-12.5-1.module+el8.2.0+9043+1dbb5661.x86_64.rpm
postgresql-static-12.5-1.module+el8.2.0+9043+1dbb5661.x86_64.rpm
postgresql-test-12.5-1.module+el8.2.0+9043+1dbb5661.x86_64.rpm
postgresql-test-debuginfo-12.5-1.module+el8.2.0+9043+1dbb5661.x86_64.rpm
postgresql-upgrade-12.5-1.module+el8.2.0+9043+1dbb5661.x86_64.rpm
postgresql-upgrade-debuginfo-12.5-1.module+el8.2.0+9043+1dbb5661.x86_64.rpm
postgresql-upgrade-devel-12.5-1.module+el8.2.0+9043+1dbb5661.x86_64.rpm
postgresql-upgrade-devel-debuginfo-12.5-1.module+el8.2.0+9043+1dbb5661.x86_64.rpm

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7. References:

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-1720
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-14349
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-14350
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-25694
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-25695
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-25696
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important

8. Contact:

The Red Hat security contact is <secalert at redhat.com>. More contact
details at https://access.redhat.com/security/team/contact/

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