pgjdbc is an open source postgresql JDBC Driver. In affected versions a prepared statement using either `PreparedStatement.setText(int, InputStream)` or `PreparedStatemet.setBytea(int, InputStream)` will create a temporary file if the InputStream is larger than 2k. This will create a temporary file which is readable by other users on Unix like systems, but not MacOS. On Unix like systems, the system's temporary directory is shared between all users on that system. Because of this, when files and directories are written into this directory they are, by default, readable by other users on that same system. This vulnerability does not allow other users to overwrite the contents of these directories or files. This is purely an information disclosure vulnerability. Because certain JDK file system APIs were only added in JDK 1.7, this this fix is dependent upon the version of the JDK you are using. Java 1.7 and higher users: this vulnerability is fixed in 4.5.0. Java 1.6 and lower users: no patch is available. If you are unable to patch, or are stuck running on Java 1.6, specifying the java.io.tmpdir system environment variable to a directory that is exclusively owned by the executing user will mitigate this vulnerability.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 4.7
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alma_linux | — | Upgrade postgresql-jdbc-javadocUpgrade postgresql-jdbc | May 15, 2023 | Nov 23, 2022 |
| Alpine Linux | — | Upgrade java-postgresql-jdbc | Aug 22, 2024 | Nov 23, 2022 |
| Centos_linux | — | Upgrade rubygem-unicode-debugsourceUpgrade rubygem-little-pluggerUpgrade satellite-maintainUpgrade rubygem-hammer_cli_foreman_googleUpgrade rubygem-hammer_cli_katelloUpgrade rubygem-unicodeUpgrade rubygem-rest-clientUpgrade rubygem-hammer_cli_foreman_adminUpgrade rubygem-unicode-display_widthUpgrade rubygem-oauthUpgrade rubygem-unf_ext-debugsourceUpgrade rubygem-apipie-bindingsUpgrade ovirt-ansible-collectionUpgrade rubygem-foreman_maintainUpgrade rubygem-jwtUpgrade rubygem-hammer_cli_foremanUpgrade rubygem-hammer_cli_foreman_templatesUpgrade rubygem-oauth-ttyUpgrade rubygem-unfUpgrade rubygem-hammer_cli_foreman_openscapUpgrade rubygem-netrcUpgrade rubygem-mime-types-dataUpgrade postgresql-jdbc-javadocUpgrade rubygem-multi_jsonUpgrade rubygem-hammer_cli_foreman_remote_executionUpgrade rubygem-snaky_hashUpgrade rubygem-unicode-debuginfoUpgrade satellite-cloneUpgrade rubygem-hammer_cli_foreman_discoveryUpgrade rubygem-mime-typesUpgrade rubygem-ffi-debuginfoUpgrade rubygem-gssapiUpgrade rubygem-fast_gettextUpgrade rubygem-domain_nameUpgrade postgresql-jdbcUpgrade rubygem-hammer_cli_foreman_ansibleUpgrade rubygem-http-cookieUpgrade python39-pulp_manifestUpgrade rubygem-hammer_cli_foreman_tasksUpgrade satellite-cliUpgrade rubygem-powerbarUpgrade foreman-cliUpgrade rubygem-hashieUpgrade rubygem-hammer_cli_foreman_virt_who_configureUpgrade rubygem-hammer_cliUpgrade rubygem-clampUpgrade rubygem-hammer_cli_foreman_bootdiskUpgrade rubygem-http-acceptUpgrade rubygem-hammer_cli_foreman_azure_rmUpgrade rubygem-ffiUpgrade rubygem-localeUpgrade rubygem-unf_ext-debuginfoUpgrade rubygem-unf_extUpgrade rubygem-loggingUpgrade rubygem-highlineUpgrade rubygem-hammer_cli_foreman_webhooksUpgrade rubygem-ffi-debugsourceUpgrade rubygem-amazing_printUpgrade rubygem-version_gem | Feb 17, 2023 | Nov 23, 2022 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade libpgjava | Dec 5, 2022 | Nov 23, 2022 |
| Dell Powerstore Dsa2024225 | — | Upgrade Dell PowerStoreOS to the latest version | Oct 23, 2025 | May 29, 2024 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade postgresql-jdbc-javadocUpgrade postgresql-jdbc | May 17, 2023 | Nov 23, 2022 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution existsUpgrade postgresql-jdbcUpgrade postgresql-jdbc-javadoc | Feb 17, 2023 | Nov 23, 2022 |
| Rocky_linux | — | Upgrade libdb-sql-devel-debuginfoUpgrade libdb-utils-debuginfoUpgrade libdb-sql-debuginfoUpgrade libdb-cxx-debuginfoUpgrade libdb-debuginfoUpgrade libdb-cxxUpgrade libdb-debugsource | Mar 12, 2024 | Nov 23, 2022 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade postgresql-jdbc-javadocUpgrade postgresql-jdbc | Jan 20, 2023 | Nov 23, 2022 |
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