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Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2021-23214): PostgreSQL vulnerabilities

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Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2021-23214): PostgreSQL vulnerabilities

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
11/11/2021
Created
11/16/2021
Added
11/12/2021
Modified
03/22/2023

Description

When the server is configured to use trust authentication with a clientcert requirement or to use cert authentication, a man-in-the-middle attacker can inject arbitrary SQL queries when a connection is first established, despite the use of SSL certificate verification and encryption.

Solution(s)

  • ubuntu-upgrade-postgresql-10
  • ubuntu-upgrade-postgresql-12
  • ubuntu-upgrade-postgresql-13
  • ubuntu-upgrade-postgresql-9-5

References

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