Synopsis
Important: postgresql-jdbc security update
Type/Severity
Security Advisory: Important
Topic
An update for postgresql-jdbc is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.
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.
Description
PostgreSQL is an advanced object-relational database management system. The postgresql-jdbc package includes the .jar files needed for Java programs to access a PostgreSQL database.
Security Fix(es):
- postgresql-jdbc: XML external entity (XXE) vulnerability in PgSQLXML (CVE-2020-13692)
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.
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
Affected Products
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 8 x86_64
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 8.2 x86_64
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS 8.2 x86_64
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 8 s390x
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support 8.2 s390x
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian 8 ppc64le
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support 8.2 ppc64le
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - TUS 8.2 x86_64
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 8 aarch64
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 - Extended Update Support 8.2 aarch64
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (for IBM Power LE) - Update Services for SAP Solutions 8.2 ppc64le
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Update Services for SAP Solutions 8.2 x86_64
Fixes
- BZ - 1852985 - CVE-2020-13692 postgresql-jdbc: XML external entity (XXE) vulnerability in PgSQLXML
CVEs
References