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 Severity: Normal
    Title: PostgreSQL: Multiple vulnerabilities
     Date: October 25, 2011
     Bugs: #261223, #284274, #297383, #308063, #313335, #320967,
           #339935, #353387, #384539
       ID: 201110-22

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Synopsis
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Multiple vulnerabilities in the PostgreSQL server and client allow
remote attacker to conduct several attacks, including the execution of
arbitrary code and Denial of Service.

Background
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PostgreSQL is an open source object-relational database management
system.

Affected packages
=================

    -------------------------------------------------------------------
     Package              /     Vulnerable     /            Unaffected
    -------------------------------------------------------------------
  1  dev-db/postgresql              <= 9                   Vulnerable!
  2  dev-db/postgresql-server
                                  < 9.0.5                  *>= 8.2.22 
                                                            *>= 8.4.9 
                                                           *>= 8.3.16 
                                                             >= 9.0.5 
  3  dev-db/postgresql-base       < 9.0.5                  *>= 8.2.22 
                                                            *>= 8.4.9 
                                                           *>= 8.3.16 
                                                             >= 9.0.5 
    -------------------------------------------------------------------
     NOTE: Certain packages are still vulnerable. Users should migrate
           to another package if one is available or wait for the
           existing packages to be marked stable by their
           architecture maintainers.
    -------------------------------------------------------------------
     3 affected packages
    -------------------------------------------------------------------

Description
===========

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in PostgreSQL. Please
review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact
======

A remote authenticated attacker could send a specially crafted SQL
query to a PostgreSQL server with the "intarray" module enabled,
possibly resulting in the execution of arbitrary code with the
privileges of the PostgreSQL server process, or a Denial of Service
condition. Furthermore, a remote authenticated attacker could execute
arbitrary Perl code, cause a Denial of Service condition via different
vectors, bypass LDAP authentication, bypass X.509 certificate
validation, gain database privileges, exploit weak blowfish encryption
and possibly cause other unspecified impact.

Workaround
==========

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
==========

All PostgreSQL 8.2 users should upgrade to the latest 8.2 base version:

  # emerge --sync
  # emerge --ask --oneshot -v ">=dev-db/postgresql-base-8.2.22:8.2"

All PostgreSQL 8.3 users should upgrade to the latest 8.3 base version:

  # emerge --sync
  # emerge --ask --oneshot -v ">=dev-db/postgresql-base-8.3.16:8.3"

All PostgreSQL 8.4 users should upgrade to the latest 8.4 base version:

  # emerge --sync
  # emerge --ask --oneshot -v ">=dev-db/postgresql-base-8.4.9:8.4"

All PostgreSQL 9.0 users should upgrade to the latest 9.0 base version:

  # emerge --sync
  # emerge --ask --oneshot -v ">=dev-db/postgresql-base-9.0.5:9.0"

All PostgreSQL 8.2 server users should upgrade to the latest 8.2 server
version:

  # emerge --sync
  # emerge --ask --oneshot -v ">=dev-db/postgresql-server-8.2.22:8.2"

All PostgreSQL 8.3 server users should upgrade to the latest 8.3 server
version:

  # emerge --sync
  # emerge --ask --oneshot -v ">=dev-db/postgresql-server-8.3.16:8.3"

All PostgreSQL 8.4 server users should upgrade to the latest 8.4 server
version:

  # emerge --sync
  # emerge --ask --oneshot -v ">=dev-db/postgresql-server-8.4.9:8.4"

All PostgreSQL 9.0 server users should upgrade to the latest 9.0 server
version:

  # emerge --sync
  # emerge --ask --oneshot -v ">=dev-db/postgresql-server-9.0.5:9.0"

The old unsplit PostgreSQL packages have been removed from portage.
Users still using them are urged to migrate to the new PostgreSQL
packages as stated above and to remove the old package:

  # emerge --unmerge "dev-db/postgresql"

References
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[  1 ] CVE-2009-0922
       https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2009-0922
[  2 ] CVE-2009-3229
       https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2009-3229
[  3 ] CVE-2009-3230
       https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2009-3230
[  4 ] CVE-2009-3231
       https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2009-3231
[  5 ] CVE-2009-4034
       https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2009-4034
[  6 ] CVE-2009-4136
       https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2009-4136
[  7 ] CVE-2010-0442
       https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2010-0442
[  8 ] CVE-2010-0733
       https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2010-0733
[  9 ] CVE-2010-1169
       https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2010-1169
[ 10 ] CVE-2010-1170
       https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2010-1170
[ 11 ] CVE-2010-1447
       https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2010-1447
[ 12 ] CVE-2010-1975
       https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2010-1975
[ 13 ] CVE-2010-3433
       https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2010-3433
[ 14 ] CVE-2010-4015
       https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2010-4015
[ 15 ] CVE-2011-2483
       https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2011-2483

Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201110-22.xml

Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
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Copyright 2011 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5