====================================================================                   Red Hat Security Advisory

Synopsis:          Moderate: postgresql security update
Advisory ID:       RHSA-2012:1264-01
Product:           Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Advisory URL:      https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:1264.html
Issue date:        2012-09-13
CVE Names:         CVE-2012-3488 
====================================================================
1. Summary:

Updated postgresql packages that fix one security issue are now available
for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.

The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having moderate
security impact. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score,
which gives a detailed severity rating, is available from the CVE link in
the References section.

2. Relevant releases/architectures:

RHEL Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) - i386, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) - i386, ia64, ppc, s390x, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) - i386, x86_64

3. Description:

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

It was found that the optional PostgreSQL xml2 contrib module allowed local
files and remote URLs to be read and written to with the privileges of the
database server when parsing Extensible Stylesheet Language Transformations
(XSLT). An unprivileged database user could use this flaw to read and write
to local files (such as the database's configuration files) and remote URLs
they would otherwise not have access to by issuing a specially-crafted SQL
query. (CVE-2012-3488)

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

All PostgreSQL users are advised to upgrade to these updated packages,
which contain a backported patch to correct this issue. If the postgresql
service is running, it will be automatically restarted after installing
this update.

4. Solution:

Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata
relevant to your system have been applied.

This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to
use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at
https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/articles/11258

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

849172 - CVE-2012-3488 postgresql (xml2 contrib module): XXE by applying XSL stylesheet to the document

6. Package List:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client):

Source:

i386:
postgresql-8.1.23-6.el5_8.i386.rpm
postgresql-contrib-8.1.23-6.el5_8.i386.rpm
postgresql-debuginfo-8.1.23-6.el5_8.i386.rpm
postgresql-docs-8.1.23-6.el5_8.i386.rpm
postgresql-libs-8.1.23-6.el5_8.i386.rpm
postgresql-python-8.1.23-6.el5_8.i386.rpm
postgresql-tcl-8.1.23-6.el5_8.i386.rpm

x86_64:
postgresql-8.1.23-6.el5_8.x86_64.rpm
postgresql-contrib-8.1.23-6.el5_8.x86_64.rpm
postgresql-debuginfo-8.1.23-6.el5_8.i386.rpm
postgresql-debuginfo-8.1.23-6.el5_8.x86_64.rpm
postgresql-docs-8.1.23-6.el5_8.x86_64.rpm
postgresql-libs-8.1.23-6.el5_8.i386.rpm
postgresql-libs-8.1.23-6.el5_8.x86_64.rpm
postgresql-python-8.1.23-6.el5_8.x86_64.rpm
postgresql-tcl-8.1.23-6.el5_8.x86_64.rpm

RHEL Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client):

Source:

i386:
postgresql-debuginfo-8.1.23-6.el5_8.i386.rpm
postgresql-devel-8.1.23-6.el5_8.i386.rpm
postgresql-pl-8.1.23-6.el5_8.i386.rpm
postgresql-server-8.1.23-6.el5_8.i386.rpm
postgresql-test-8.1.23-6.el5_8.i386.rpm

x86_64:
postgresql-debuginfo-8.1.23-6.el5_8.i386.rpm
postgresql-debuginfo-8.1.23-6.el5_8.x86_64.rpm
postgresql-devel-8.1.23-6.el5_8.i386.rpm
postgresql-devel-8.1.23-6.el5_8.x86_64.rpm
postgresql-pl-8.1.23-6.el5_8.x86_64.rpm
postgresql-server-8.1.23-6.el5_8.x86_64.rpm
postgresql-test-8.1.23-6.el5_8.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server):

Source:

i386:
postgresql-8.1.23-6.el5_8.i386.rpm
postgresql-contrib-8.1.23-6.el5_8.i386.rpm
postgresql-debuginfo-8.1.23-6.el5_8.i386.rpm
postgresql-devel-8.1.23-6.el5_8.i386.rpm
postgresql-docs-8.1.23-6.el5_8.i386.rpm
postgresql-libs-8.1.23-6.el5_8.i386.rpm
postgresql-pl-8.1.23-6.el5_8.i386.rpm
postgresql-python-8.1.23-6.el5_8.i386.rpm
postgresql-server-8.1.23-6.el5_8.i386.rpm
postgresql-tcl-8.1.23-6.el5_8.i386.rpm
postgresql-test-8.1.23-6.el5_8.i386.rpm

ia64:
postgresql-8.1.23-6.el5_8.ia64.rpm
postgresql-contrib-8.1.23-6.el5_8.ia64.rpm
postgresql-debuginfo-8.1.23-6.el5_8.i386.rpm
postgresql-debuginfo-8.1.23-6.el5_8.ia64.rpm
postgresql-devel-8.1.23-6.el5_8.ia64.rpm
postgresql-docs-8.1.23-6.el5_8.ia64.rpm
postgresql-libs-8.1.23-6.el5_8.i386.rpm
postgresql-libs-8.1.23-6.el5_8.ia64.rpm
postgresql-pl-8.1.23-6.el5_8.ia64.rpm
postgresql-python-8.1.23-6.el5_8.ia64.rpm
postgresql-server-8.1.23-6.el5_8.ia64.rpm
postgresql-tcl-8.1.23-6.el5_8.ia64.rpm
postgresql-test-8.1.23-6.el5_8.ia64.rpm

ppc:
postgresql-8.1.23-6.el5_8.ppc.rpm
postgresql-8.1.23-6.el5_8.ppc64.rpm
postgresql-contrib-8.1.23-6.el5_8.ppc.rpm
postgresql-debuginfo-8.1.23-6.el5_8.ppc.rpm
postgresql-debuginfo-8.1.23-6.el5_8.ppc64.rpm
postgresql-devel-8.1.23-6.el5_8.ppc.rpm
postgresql-devel-8.1.23-6.el5_8.ppc64.rpm
postgresql-docs-8.1.23-6.el5_8.ppc.rpm
postgresql-libs-8.1.23-6.el5_8.ppc.rpm
postgresql-libs-8.1.23-6.el5_8.ppc64.rpm
postgresql-pl-8.1.23-6.el5_8.ppc.rpm
postgresql-python-8.1.23-6.el5_8.ppc.rpm
postgresql-server-8.1.23-6.el5_8.ppc.rpm
postgresql-tcl-8.1.23-6.el5_8.ppc.rpm
postgresql-test-8.1.23-6.el5_8.ppc.rpm

s390x:
postgresql-8.1.23-6.el5_8.s390x.rpm
postgresql-contrib-8.1.23-6.el5_8.s390x.rpm
postgresql-debuginfo-8.1.23-6.el5_8.s390.rpm
postgresql-debuginfo-8.1.23-6.el5_8.s390x.rpm
postgresql-devel-8.1.23-6.el5_8.s390.rpm
postgresql-devel-8.1.23-6.el5_8.s390x.rpm
postgresql-docs-8.1.23-6.el5_8.s390x.rpm
postgresql-libs-8.1.23-6.el5_8.s390.rpm
postgresql-libs-8.1.23-6.el5_8.s390x.rpm
postgresql-pl-8.1.23-6.el5_8.s390x.rpm
postgresql-python-8.1.23-6.el5_8.s390x.rpm
postgresql-server-8.1.23-6.el5_8.s390x.rpm
postgresql-tcl-8.1.23-6.el5_8.s390x.rpm
postgresql-test-8.1.23-6.el5_8.s390x.rpm

x86_64:
postgresql-8.1.23-6.el5_8.x86_64.rpm
postgresql-contrib-8.1.23-6.el5_8.x86_64.rpm
postgresql-debuginfo-8.1.23-6.el5_8.i386.rpm
postgresql-debuginfo-8.1.23-6.el5_8.x86_64.rpm
postgresql-devel-8.1.23-6.el5_8.i386.rpm
postgresql-devel-8.1.23-6.el5_8.x86_64.rpm
postgresql-docs-8.1.23-6.el5_8.x86_64.rpm
postgresql-libs-8.1.23-6.el5_8.i386.rpm
postgresql-libs-8.1.23-6.el5_8.x86_64.rpm
postgresql-pl-8.1.23-6.el5_8.x86_64.rpm
postgresql-python-8.1.23-6.el5_8.x86_64.rpm
postgresql-server-8.1.23-6.el5_8.x86_64.rpm
postgresql-tcl-8.1.23-6.el5_8.x86_64.rpm
postgresql-test-8.1.23-6.el5_8.x86_64.rpm

These packages are GPG signed by Red Hat for security.  Our key and
details on how to verify the signature are available from
https://access.redhat.com/security/team/key/#package

7. References:

https://www.redhat.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2012-3488.html
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#moderate

8. Contact:

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

Copyright 2012 Red Hat, Inc.

Red Hat: 2012:1264-01: postgresql: Moderate Advisory

Updated postgresql packages that fix one security issue are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5

Summary

PostgreSQL is an advanced object-relational database management system (DBMS).
It was found that the optional PostgreSQL xml2 contrib module allowed local files and remote URLs to be read and written to with the privileges of the database server when parsing Extensible Stylesheet Language Transformations (XSLT). An unprivileged database user could use this flaw to read and write to local files (such as the database's configuration files) and remote URLs they would otherwise not have access to by issuing a specially-crafted SQL query. (CVE-2012-3488)
Red Hat would like to thank the PostgreSQL project for reporting this issue. Upstream acknowledges Peter Eisentraut as the original reporter.
All PostgreSQL users are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which contain a backported patch to correct this issue. If the postgresql service is running, it will be automatically restarted after installing this update.

Summary

Solution

Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied.
This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/articles/11258

References

https://www.redhat.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2012-3488.html https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#moderate

Package List

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client):
Source:
i386: postgresql-8.1.23-6.el5_8.i386.rpm postgresql-contrib-8.1.23-6.el5_8.i386.rpm postgresql-debuginfo-8.1.23-6.el5_8.i386.rpm postgresql-docs-8.1.23-6.el5_8.i386.rpm postgresql-libs-8.1.23-6.el5_8.i386.rpm postgresql-python-8.1.23-6.el5_8.i386.rpm postgresql-tcl-8.1.23-6.el5_8.i386.rpm
x86_64: postgresql-8.1.23-6.el5_8.x86_64.rpm postgresql-contrib-8.1.23-6.el5_8.x86_64.rpm postgresql-debuginfo-8.1.23-6.el5_8.i386.rpm postgresql-debuginfo-8.1.23-6.el5_8.x86_64.rpm postgresql-docs-8.1.23-6.el5_8.x86_64.rpm postgresql-libs-8.1.23-6.el5_8.i386.rpm postgresql-libs-8.1.23-6.el5_8.x86_64.rpm postgresql-python-8.1.23-6.el5_8.x86_64.rpm postgresql-tcl-8.1.23-6.el5_8.x86_64.rpm
RHEL Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client):
Source:
i386: postgresql-debuginfo-8.1.23-6.el5_8.i386.rpm postgresql-devel-8.1.23-6.el5_8.i386.rpm postgresql-pl-8.1.23-6.el5_8.i386.rpm postgresql-server-8.1.23-6.el5_8.i386.rpm postgresql-test-8.1.23-6.el5_8.i386.rpm
x86_64: postgresql-debuginfo-8.1.23-6.el5_8.i386.rpm postgresql-debuginfo-8.1.23-6.el5_8.x86_64.rpm postgresql-devel-8.1.23-6.el5_8.i386.rpm postgresql-devel-8.1.23-6.el5_8.x86_64.rpm postgresql-pl-8.1.23-6.el5_8.x86_64.rpm postgresql-server-8.1.23-6.el5_8.x86_64.rpm postgresql-test-8.1.23-6.el5_8.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server):
Source:
i386: postgresql-8.1.23-6.el5_8.i386.rpm postgresql-contrib-8.1.23-6.el5_8.i386.rpm postgresql-debuginfo-8.1.23-6.el5_8.i386.rpm postgresql-devel-8.1.23-6.el5_8.i386.rpm postgresql-docs-8.1.23-6.el5_8.i386.rpm postgresql-libs-8.1.23-6.el5_8.i386.rpm postgresql-pl-8.1.23-6.el5_8.i386.rpm postgresql-python-8.1.23-6.el5_8.i386.rpm postgresql-server-8.1.23-6.el5_8.i386.rpm postgresql-tcl-8.1.23-6.el5_8.i386.rpm postgresql-test-8.1.23-6.el5_8.i386.rpm
ia64: postgresql-8.1.23-6.el5_8.ia64.rpm postgresql-contrib-8.1.23-6.el5_8.ia64.rpm postgresql-debuginfo-8.1.23-6.el5_8.i386.rpm postgresql-debuginfo-8.1.23-6.el5_8.ia64.rpm postgresql-devel-8.1.23-6.el5_8.ia64.rpm postgresql-docs-8.1.23-6.el5_8.ia64.rpm postgresql-libs-8.1.23-6.el5_8.i386.rpm postgresql-libs-8.1.23-6.el5_8.ia64.rpm postgresql-pl-8.1.23-6.el5_8.ia64.rpm postgresql-python-8.1.23-6.el5_8.ia64.rpm postgresql-server-8.1.23-6.el5_8.ia64.rpm postgresql-tcl-8.1.23-6.el5_8.ia64.rpm postgresql-test-8.1.23-6.el5_8.ia64.rpm
ppc: postgresql-8.1.23-6.el5_8.ppc.rpm postgresql-8.1.23-6.el5_8.ppc64.rpm postgresql-contrib-8.1.23-6.el5_8.ppc.rpm postgresql-debuginfo-8.1.23-6.el5_8.ppc.rpm postgresql-debuginfo-8.1.23-6.el5_8.ppc64.rpm postgresql-devel-8.1.23-6.el5_8.ppc.rpm postgresql-devel-8.1.23-6.el5_8.ppc64.rpm postgresql-docs-8.1.23-6.el5_8.ppc.rpm postgresql-libs-8.1.23-6.el5_8.ppc.rpm postgresql-libs-8.1.23-6.el5_8.ppc64.rpm postgresql-pl-8.1.23-6.el5_8.ppc.rpm postgresql-python-8.1.23-6.el5_8.ppc.rpm postgresql-server-8.1.23-6.el5_8.ppc.rpm postgresql-tcl-8.1.23-6.el5_8.ppc.rpm postgresql-test-8.1.23-6.el5_8.ppc.rpm
s390x: postgresql-8.1.23-6.el5_8.s390x.rpm postgresql-contrib-8.1.23-6.el5_8.s390x.rpm postgresql-debuginfo-8.1.23-6.el5_8.s390.rpm postgresql-debuginfo-8.1.23-6.el5_8.s390x.rpm postgresql-devel-8.1.23-6.el5_8.s390.rpm postgresql-devel-8.1.23-6.el5_8.s390x.rpm postgresql-docs-8.1.23-6.el5_8.s390x.rpm postgresql-libs-8.1.23-6.el5_8.s390.rpm postgresql-libs-8.1.23-6.el5_8.s390x.rpm postgresql-pl-8.1.23-6.el5_8.s390x.rpm postgresql-python-8.1.23-6.el5_8.s390x.rpm postgresql-server-8.1.23-6.el5_8.s390x.rpm postgresql-tcl-8.1.23-6.el5_8.s390x.rpm postgresql-test-8.1.23-6.el5_8.s390x.rpm
x86_64: postgresql-8.1.23-6.el5_8.x86_64.rpm postgresql-contrib-8.1.23-6.el5_8.x86_64.rpm postgresql-debuginfo-8.1.23-6.el5_8.i386.rpm postgresql-debuginfo-8.1.23-6.el5_8.x86_64.rpm postgresql-devel-8.1.23-6.el5_8.i386.rpm postgresql-devel-8.1.23-6.el5_8.x86_64.rpm postgresql-docs-8.1.23-6.el5_8.x86_64.rpm postgresql-libs-8.1.23-6.el5_8.i386.rpm postgresql-libs-8.1.23-6.el5_8.x86_64.rpm postgresql-pl-8.1.23-6.el5_8.x86_64.rpm postgresql-python-8.1.23-6.el5_8.x86_64.rpm postgresql-server-8.1.23-6.el5_8.x86_64.rpm postgresql-tcl-8.1.23-6.el5_8.x86_64.rpm postgresql-test-8.1.23-6.el5_8.x86_64.rpm
These packages are GPG signed by Red Hat for security. Our key and details on how to verify the signature are available from https://access.redhat.com/security/team/key/#package

Severity

Advisory ID: RHSA-2012:1264-01

Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux

Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:1264.html

Issued Date: : 2012-09-13

CVE Names: CVE-2012-3488

Topic

Updated postgresql packages that fix one security issue are now availablefor Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having moderatesecurity impact. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score,which gives a detailed severity rating, is available from the CVE link inthe References section.