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CVE-2021-32029

Public on 2021-10-08
Modified on 2023-06-09
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.

Severity
Medium
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CVSS v3 Base Score
6.5
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Affected Packages

Platform Package Release Date Advisory
Amazon Linux 2 - Postgresql12 Extra postgresql 2023-08-07 05:59 ALAS2POSTGRESQL12-2023-004
Amazon Linux 2 - Postgresql13 Extra postgresql 2023-08-07 05:59 ALAS2POSTGRESQL13-2023-003

CVSS Scores

Score Type Score Vector
Amazon Linux CVSSv3 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
NVD CVSSv2 4.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N
NVD CVSSv3 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

References

Red Hat: CVE-2021-32029 Mitre: CVE-2021-32029 FAQs regarding Amazon Linux ALAS/CVE Severity