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Alma Linux: CVE-2021-32029: Important: postgresql:12 security update (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
Oct 8, 2021
Added
May 4, 2022
Modified
Mar 31, 2026

Description

A flaw was found in postgresql. Using an UPDATE ... RETURNING command on a purpose-crafted table, an authenticated database user could read arbitrary bytes of server memory. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality.

Solutions

alma-upgrade-pgauditalma-upgrade-postgres-decoderbufs
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