Vulnerability · Published Aug 24, 2020 · Assigned by redhat
CVE-2020-14350
High 7.3
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in PostgreSQL. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.5% (higher than 45% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)7.3High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 54.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
It was found that some PostgreSQL extensions did not use search_path safely in their installation script. An attacker with sufficient privileges could use this flaw to trick an administrator into executing a specially crafted script, during the installation or update of such extension. This affects PostgreSQL versions before 12.4, before 11.9, before 10.14, before 9.6.19, and before 9.5.23.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux:8 | postgres-decoderbufs | 0.10.0-2.module_el8.6.0+2760+1746ec94 | ALSA-2020:5620 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | postgres-decoderbufs | 0.10.0-2.module_el8.6.0+2758+4f4474df | ALSA-2020:5620 |
| Alpine:v3.20 | postgresql14 | 12.4-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2020-14350 |
| Alpine:v3.20 | postgresql15 | 12.4-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2020-14350 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | pgaudit | 0:1.4.0-4.module+el8.4.0+545+ca56da2e | RLSA-2020:5620 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | postgres-decoderbufs | 0:0.10.0-2.module+el8.5.0+684+c3892ef9 | RLSA-2020:5620 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | postgres-decoderbufs | 0:0.10.0-2.module+el8.4.0+424+71d47d9a | RLSA-2020:5620 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL versions before 12.4, before 11.9, before 10.14, before 9.6.19, and before 9.5.23 |
References
- openSUSE-SU-2020:1227 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE
- openSUSE-SU-2020:1228 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE
- openSUSE-SU-2020:1244 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE
- openSUSE-SU-2020:1243 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1865746 x_refsource_MISC
- [debian-lts-announce] 20200817 [SECURITY] [DLA 2331-1] posgresql-9.6 security update vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN
- GLSA-202008-13 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO
- USN-4472-1 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_UBUNTU
- openSUSE-SU-2020:1312 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE
- openSUSE-SU-2020:1326 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200918-0002/ x_refsource_CONFIRM