Security update for PostgreSQL

SUSE Security Update: Security update for PostgreSQL
Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2012:0700-1
Rating: low
References: #701489 #749299 #749303
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 for VMware
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP1
    		•

    An update that solves two vulnerabilities and has one errata is now available. It includes one version update.

    Description:


    * Security and bugfix release 8.3.18: o Require execute
    permission on the trigger function for CREATE TRIGGER
    (CVE-2012-0866, bnc#749299). o Convert newlines to spaces
    in names written in pg_dump comments (CVE-2012-0868,
    bnc#749303).

    Please see the PostgreSQL release notes document for full
    changelog and details:

    http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.3/static/release.html


    Security Issue references:

    * CVE-2012-0868
    >
    * CVE-2012-0866
    >

    Patch Instructions:

    To install this SUSE Security Update use YaST online_update.
    Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP2:
      zypper in -t patch sdksp1-postgresql-6023
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP1:
      zypper in -t patch sdksp1-postgresql-6023
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2:
      zypper in -t patch slessp1-postgresql-6023
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 for VMware:
      zypper in -t patch slessp1-postgresql-6023
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1:
      zypper in -t patch slessp1-postgresql-6023
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2:
      zypper in -t patch sledsp1-postgresql-6023
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP1:
      zypper in -t patch sledsp1-postgresql-6023

    To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch".

    Package List:

    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP2 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64) [New Version: 8.3.18]:
    • postgresql-devel-8.3.18-0.3.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP1 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64) [New Version: 8.3.18]:
    • postgresql-devel-8.3.18-0.3.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64) [New Version: 8.3.18]:
    • postgresql-8.3.18-0.3.1
    • postgresql-contrib-8.3.18-0.3.1
    • postgresql-docs-8.3.18-0.3.1
    • postgresql-libs-8.3.18-0.3.1
    • postgresql-server-8.3.18-0.3.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 (ppc64 s390x x86_64) [New Version: 8.3.18]:
    • postgresql-libs-32bit-8.3.18-0.3.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 (ia64) [New Version: 8.3.18]:
    • postgresql-libs-x86-8.3.18-0.3.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 for VMware (i586 x86_64) [New Version: 8.3.18]:
    • postgresql-8.3.18-0.3.1
    • postgresql-contrib-8.3.18-0.3.1
    • postgresql-docs-8.3.18-0.3.1
    • postgresql-libs-8.3.18-0.3.1
    • postgresql-server-8.3.18-0.3.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 for VMware (x86_64) [New Version: 8.3.18]:
    • postgresql-libs-32bit-8.3.18-0.3.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64) [New Version: 8.3.18]:
    • postgresql-8.3.18-0.3.1
    • postgresql-contrib-8.3.18-0.3.1
    • postgresql-docs-8.3.18-0.3.1
    • postgresql-libs-8.3.18-0.3.1
    • postgresql-server-8.3.18-0.3.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 (ppc64 s390x x86_64) [New Version: 8.3.18]:
    • postgresql-libs-32bit-8.3.18-0.3.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 (ia64) [New Version: 8.3.18]:
    • postgresql-libs-x86-8.3.18-0.3.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2 (i586 x86_64) [New Version: 8.3.18]:
    • postgresql-8.3.18-0.3.1
    • postgresql-libs-8.3.18-0.3.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2 (x86_64) [New Version: 8.3.18]:
    • postgresql-libs-32bit-8.3.18-0.3.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP1 (i586 x86_64) [New Version: 8.3.18]:
    • postgresql-8.3.18-0.3.1
    • postgresql-libs-8.3.18-0.3.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP1 (x86_64) [New Version: 8.3.18]:
    • postgresql-libs-32bit-8.3.18-0.3.1

    References:

  • http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-0866.html
  • http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-0868.html
  • https://bugzilla.novell.com/701489
  • https://bugzilla.novell.com/749299
  • https://bugzilla.novell.com/749303
  • http://download.suse.com/patch/finder/?keywords=6c8d0102b4f4c35e6b48e8424a7d993b