ALSA-2020:3176

Source
https://errata.almalinux.org/8/ALSA-2020-3176.html
Import Source
https://github.com/AlmaLinux/osv-database/blob/master/advisories/almalinux8/ALSA-2020:3176.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/ALSA-2020:3176
Related
Published
2020-07-28T12:19:54Z
Modified
2021-11-12T10:20:55Z
Summary
Important: postgresql-jdbc security update
Details

PostgreSQL is an advanced object-relational database management system. The postgresql-jdbc package includes the .jar files needed for Java programs to access a PostgreSQL database.

Security Fix(es):

  • postgresql-jdbc: XML external entity (XXE) vulnerability in PgSQLXML (CVE-2020-13692)

This update introduces a backwards incompatible change required to resolve this issue. Refer to the AlmaLinux Knowledgebase article 5266441 linked to in the References section for information on how to re-enable the old insecure behavior.

For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

References

Affected packages

AlmaLinux:8 / postgresql-jdbc

Package

Name
postgresql-jdbc

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
42.2.3-3.el8_2

AlmaLinux:8 / postgresql-jdbc-javadoc

Package

Name
postgresql-jdbc-javadoc

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
42.2.3-3.el8_2