CVE-2017-15098

Related Vulnerabilities: CVE-2017-15098  

Invalid json_populate_recordset or jsonb_populate_recordset function calls in PostgreSQL 10.x before 10.1, 9.6.x before 9.6.6, 9.5.x before 9.5.10, 9.4.x before 9.4.15, and 9.3.x before 9.3.20 can crash the server or disclose a few bytes of server memory.

The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:

Invalid json_populate_recordset or jsonb_populate_recordset function calls in PostgreSQL 10.x before 10.1, 9.6.x before 9.6.6, 9.5.x before 9.5.10, 9.4.x before 9.4.15, and 9.3.x before 9.3.20 can crash the server or disclose a few bytes of server memory.

Find out more about CVE-2017-15098 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.

Statement

This issue affects the versions of rh-postgresql94-postgresql, rh-postgresql95-postgresql, and rh-postgresql96-postgresql as shipped with Red Hat Software Collections 3. Red Hat Product Security has rated this issue as having Moderate security impact. A future update may address this issue. For additional information, refer to the Issue Severity Classification: https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/.

CVSS v3 metrics

CVSS3 Base Score 7.1
CVSS3 Base Metrics CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Low
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact High

Red Hat Security Errata

Platform Errata Release Date
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (rh-postgresql96-postgresql) RHSA-2018:2566 2018-08-27
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 (rh-postgresql95-postgresql) RHSA-2018:2511 2018-08-20
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 (rh-postgresql96-postgresql) RHSA-2018:2566 2018-08-27
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (rh-postgresql95-postgresql) RHSA-2018:2511 2018-08-20

Affected Packages State

Platform Package State
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux rh-postgresql94-postgresql Will not fix
Red Hat Satellite 5 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

Acknowledgements

Red Hat would like to thank the PostgreSQL project for reporting this issue. Upstream acknowledges David Rowley as the original reporter.

External References