Upstream information

CVE-2017-14798 at MITRE

Description

A race condition in the postgresql init script could be used by attackers able to access the postgresql account to escalate their privileges to root.

SUSE information

Overall state of this security issue: Resolved

This issue is currently rated as having important severity.

CVSS v2 Scores
  National Vulnerability Database SUSE
Base Score 6.9 6.8
Vector AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Local Local
Access Complexity Medium Low
Authentication None Single
Confidentiality Impact Complete Complete
Integrity Impact Complete Complete
Availability Impact Complete Complete
CVSS v3 Scores
  National Vulnerability Database SUSE
Base Score 7 7.8
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Local Local
Attack Complexity High Low
Privileges Required Low None
User Interaction None Required
Scope Unchanged Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High High
Integrity Impact High High
Availability Impact High High
CVSSv3 Version 3 3
SUSE Bugzilla entry: 1062722 [RESOLVED / FIXED]

SUSE Security Advisories:

List of released packages

Product(s) Fixed package version(s) References
SUSE Enterprise Storage 6
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP1
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.0
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.0
SUSE Manager Server 4.0
  • postgresql >= 10-6.8
  • postgresql-contrib >= 10-6.8
  • postgresql-devel >= 10-6.8
  • postgresql-docs >= 10-6.8
  • postgresql-plperl >= 10-6.8
  • postgresql-plpython >= 10-6.8
  • postgresql-pltcl >= 10-6.8
  • postgresql-server >= 10-6.8
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP1 GA postgresql-10-6.8
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications 15 SP1 GA postgresql-contrib-10-6.8
SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP3
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.2
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.2
SUSE Manager Server 4.2
  • postgresql >= 13-8.30
  • postgresql-contrib >= 13-8.30
  • postgresql-devel >= 13-8.30
  • postgresql-docs >= 13-8.30
  • postgresql-plperl >= 13-8.30
  • postgresql-plpython >= 13-8.30
  • postgresql-pltcl >= 13-8.30
  • postgresql-server >= 13-8.30
  • postgresql-server-devel >= 13-8.30
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP3 GA postgresql-13-8.30
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications 15 SP3 GA postgresql-contrib-13-8.30
SUSE Enterprise Storage 7
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP2
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.1
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.1
SUSE Manager Server 4.1
  • postgresql >= 12-2.2
  • postgresql-contrib >= 12-2.2
  • postgresql-devel >= 12-2.2
  • postgresql-docs >= 12-2.2
  • postgresql-plperl >= 12-2.2
  • postgresql-plpython >= 12-2.2
  • postgresql-pltcl >= 12-2.2
  • postgresql-server >= 12-2.2
  • postgresql-server-devel >= 12-2.2
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP2 GA postgresql-12-2.2
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications 15 SP2 GA postgresql-contrib-12-2.2
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP1
  • postgresql >= 10-6.8
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP1 GA postgresql-10-6.8
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP2
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP2
  • postgresql >= 12-2.2
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP2 GA postgresql-12-2.2
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP3
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP3
  • postgresql >= 13-8.30
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP3 GA postgresql-13-8.30
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP4
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP4
  • postgresql >= 14-150400.2.72
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP4 GA postgresql-14-150400.2.72
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP5
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP5
  • postgresql >= 15-150500.8.19
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP5 GA postgresql-15-150500.8.19
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15
  • postgresql >= 10-6.8
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 GA postgresql-10-6.8
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.3
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.3
SUSE Manager Server 4.3
  • postgresql >= 14-150400.2.72
  • postgresql-contrib >= 14-150400.2.72
  • postgresql-devel >= 14-150400.2.72
  • postgresql-docs >= 14-150400.2.72
  • postgresql-llvmjit >= 14-150400.2.72
  • postgresql-llvmjit-devel >= 14-150300.10.9.12
  • postgresql-plperl >= 14-150400.2.72
  • postgresql-plpython >= 14-150400.2.72
  • postgresql-pltcl >= 14-150400.2.72
  • postgresql-server >= 14-150400.2.72
  • postgresql-server-devel >= 14-150400.2.72
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP4 GA postgresql-14-150400.2.72
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Legacy 15 SP4 GA postgresql-llvmjit-14-150400.2.72
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications 15 SP4 GA postgresql-contrib-14-150400.2.72
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5
  • postgresql >= 15-150500.8.19
  • postgresql-llvmjit >= 15-150500.8.19
  • postgresql-llvmjit-devel >= 15-150500.8.19
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP5 GA postgresql-15-150500.8.19
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Legacy 15 SP5 GA postgresql-llvmjit-15-150500.8.19
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
  • postgresql >= 10-6.8
  • postgresql-contrib >= 10-6.8
  • postgresql-devel >= 10-6.8
  • postgresql-docs >= 10-6.8
  • postgresql-plperl >= 10-6.8
  • postgresql-plpython >= 10-6.8
  • postgresql-pltcl >= 10-6.8
  • postgresql-server >= 10-6.8
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 GA postgresql-10-6.8
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications 15 GA postgresql-contrib-10-6.8
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Legacy 15 SP4
  • postgresql-llvmjit >= 14-150400.2.72
  • postgresql-llvmjit-devel >= 14-150300.10.9.12
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Legacy 15 SP4 GA postgresql-llvmjit-14-150400.2.72
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Legacy 15 SP5
  • postgresql-llvmjit >= 15-150500.8.19
  • postgresql-llvmjit-devel >= 15-150500.8.19
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Legacy 15 SP5 GA postgresql-llvmjit-15-150500.8.19
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications 15 SP1
  • postgresql-contrib >= 10-6.8
  • postgresql-devel >= 10-6.8
  • postgresql-docs >= 10-6.8
  • postgresql-plperl >= 10-6.8
  • postgresql-plpython >= 10-6.8
  • postgresql-pltcl >= 10-6.8
  • postgresql-server >= 10-6.8
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications 15 SP1 GA postgresql-contrib-10-6.8
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications 15 SP2
  • postgresql-contrib >= 12-2.2
  • postgresql-devel >= 12-2.2
  • postgresql-docs >= 12-2.2
  • postgresql-plperl >= 12-2.2
  • postgresql-plpython >= 12-2.2
  • postgresql-pltcl >= 12-2.2
  • postgresql-server >= 12-2.2
  • postgresql-server-devel >= 12-2.2
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications 15 SP2 GA postgresql-contrib-12-2.2
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications 15 SP3
  • postgresql-contrib >= 13-8.30
  • postgresql-devel >= 13-8.30
  • postgresql-docs >= 13-8.30
  • postgresql-plperl >= 13-8.30
  • postgresql-plpython >= 13-8.30
  • postgresql-pltcl >= 13-8.30
  • postgresql-server >= 13-8.30
  • postgresql-server-devel >= 13-8.30
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications 15 SP3 GA postgresql-contrib-13-8.30
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications 15 SP4
  • postgresql-contrib >= 14-150400.2.72
  • postgresql-devel >= 14-150400.2.72
  • postgresql-docs >= 14-150400.2.72
  • postgresql-plperl >= 14-150400.2.72
  • postgresql-plpython >= 14-150400.2.72
  • postgresql-pltcl >= 14-150400.2.72
  • postgresql-server >= 14-150400.2.72
  • postgresql-server-devel >= 14-150400.2.72
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications 15 SP4 GA postgresql-contrib-14-150400.2.72
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications 15
  • postgresql-contrib >= 10-6.8
  • postgresql-devel >= 10-6.8
  • postgresql-docs >= 10-6.8
  • postgresql-plperl >= 10-6.8
  • postgresql-plpython >= 10-6.8
  • postgresql-pltcl >= 10-6.8
  • postgresql-server >= 10-6.8
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications 15 GA postgresql-contrib-10-6.8
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP4
  • postgresql-init >= 9.4-0.5.3.1
 Patchnames:
slessp4-postgresql-init-13352
openSUSE Leap 15.0
  • postgresql >= 10-lp150.4.4
  • postgresql-server >= 10-lp150.4.4
 Patchnames:
openSUSE Leap 15.0 GA postgresql-10-lp150.4.4
openSUSE Leap 15.2
  • postgresql >= 12-lp152.2.5
  • postgresql-server >= 12-lp152.2.5
 Patchnames:
openSUSE Leap 15.2 GA postgresql-12-lp152.2.1
openSUSE Tumbleweed
  • postgresql >= 13-2.7
  • postgresql-contrib >= 13-2.7
  • postgresql-devel >= 13-2.7
  • postgresql-docs >= 13-2.7
  • postgresql-llvmjit >= 13-2.7
  • postgresql-plperl >= 13-2.7
  • postgresql-plpython >= 13-2.7
  • postgresql-pltcl >= 13-2.7
  • postgresql-server >= 13-2.7
  • postgresql-server-devel >= 13-2.7
  • postgresql-test >= 13-2.7
 Patchnames:
openSUSE Tumbleweed GA postgresql-13-2.7

First public cloud image revisions this CVE is fixed in:

Status of this issue by product and package

Please note that this evaluation state might be work in progress, incomplete or outdated. Also information for service packs in the LTSS phase is only included for issues meeting the LTSS criteria. If in doubt, feel free to contact us for clarification. The updates are grouped by state of their lifecycle. SUSE product lifecycles are documented on the lifecycle page.

Product(s) Source package State
Products under general support and receiving all security fixes.
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5 postgresql Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 postgresql Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-LTSS postgresql-init Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 postgresql Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP5 postgresql Affected
Products under Long Term Service Pack support and receiving important and critical security fixes.
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 postgresql Already fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1 postgresql Already fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1-ESPOS postgresql Already fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1-LTSS postgresql Already fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-ESPOS postgresql Already fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-LTSS postgresql Already fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-ESPOS postgresql Already fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Business Critical Linux 15 SP1 postgresql Already fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 postgresql Already fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP1 postgresql Already fixed
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8 postgresql Affected
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 9 postgresql Affected
Products past their end of life and not receiving proactive updates anymore.
HPE Helion OpenStack 8 postgresql Affected
SUSE CaaS Platform 4.0 postgresql Already fixed
SUSE Enterprise Storage 6 postgresql Already fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 postgresql Already fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP1 postgresql Already fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 postgresql Already fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP1 postgresql Already fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 postgresql Already fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 SP1 postgresql Already fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications 15 postgresql Already fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications 15 SP1 postgresql Already fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Service 11 SP3 postgresql-init Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 postgresql-init Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 LTSS postgresql-init Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3-LTSS postgresql-init Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 postgresql-init Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 LTSS postgresql-init Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4-LTSS postgresql-init Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 postgresql-init Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1 postgresql-init Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1-LTSS postgresql-init Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 postgresql-init Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-BCL postgresql Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-ESPOS postgresql Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-LTSS postgresql Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3 postgresql-init Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3-BCL postgresql Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3-ESPOS postgresql Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3-LTSS postgresql Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4 postgresql-init Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4-ESPOS postgresql Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4-LTSS postgresql Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 postgresql Already fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1 postgresql Already fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1-BCL postgresql Already fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1-LTSS postgresql Already fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-LTSS postgresql Already fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for Raspberry Pi 12 SP2 postgresql-init Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP4 postgresql-init Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1 postgresql-init Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2 postgresql Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3 postgresql Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP4 postgresql Affected
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.0 postgresql Already fixed
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.0 postgresql Already fixed
SUSE Manager Server 4.0 postgresql Already fixed
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 7 postgresql Affected
SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 8 postgresql Affected
SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 9 postgresql Affected

SUSE Timeline for this CVE

CVE page created: Wed Oct 11 12:00:28 2017
CVE page last modified: Mon Apr 15 14:23:22 2024