The (1) brin_page_type and (2) brin_metapage_info functions in the pageinspect extension in PostgreSQL before 9.5.x before 9.5.2 allows attackers to bypass intended access restrictions and consequently obtain sensitive server memory information or cause a denial of service (server crash) via a crafted bytea value in a BRIN index page.
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
Find out more about CVE-2016-3065 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
NOTE: The following CVSS v2 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.
| Base Score | 4.9 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:P |
| Access Vector | Network |
| Access Complexity | Medium |
| Authentication | Single |
| Confidentiality Impact | Partial |
| Integrity Impact | None |
| Availability Impact | Partial |
Find out more about Red Hat support for the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS).
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux | rh-postgresql94-postgresql | Not affected |
| Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux | rh-postgresql95-postgresql | Not affected |
| Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux | postgresql92-postgresql | Not affected |
| Red Hat Satellite 5.7 | postgresql92-postgresql | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | postgresql | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | postgresql | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | postgresql84 | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | postgresql | Not affected |
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