CVE-2017-12172
Description
PostgreSQL 10.x before 10.1, 9.6.x before 9.6.6, 9.5.x before 9.5.10, 9.4.x before 9.4.15, 9.3.x before 9.3.20, and 9.2.x before 9.2.24 runs under a non-root operating system account, and database superusers have effective ability to run arbitrary code under that system account. PostgreSQL provides a script for starting the database server during system boot. Packages of PostgreSQL for many operating systems provide their own, packager-authored startup implementations. Several implementations use a log file name that the database superuser can replace with a symbolic link. As root, they open(), chmod() and/or chown() this log file name. This often suffices for the database superuser to escalate to root privileges when root starts the server.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
Vendor advisory: suse — https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-12172.html
Vendor advisory: secalert@redhat.com — https://www.postgresql.org/support/security/
Vendor advisory: secalert@redhat.com — https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/1801/
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| arch | fixed | 9.6.6-1 | |
| sles | affected | |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| postgresql | postgresql | 9.2 | |
| postgresql | postgresql | 9.2.1 | |
| postgresql | postgresql | 9.2.2 | |
| postgresql | postgresql | 9.2.3 | |
| postgresql | postgresql | 9.2.4 | |
| postgresql | postgresql | 9.2.5 | |
| postgresql | postgresql | 9.2.6 | |
| postgresql | postgresql | 9.2.7 | |
| postgresql | postgresql | 9.2.8 | |
| postgresql | postgresql | 9.2.9 | |
| postgresql | postgresql | 9.2.10 | |
| postgresql | postgresql | 9.2.11 | |
| postgresql | postgresql | 9.2.12 | |
| postgresql | postgresql | 9.2.13 | |
| postgresql | postgresql | 9.2.14 | |
| postgresql | postgresql | 9.2.15 | |
| postgresql | postgresql | 9.2.16 | |
| postgresql | postgresql | 9.2.17 | |
| postgresql | postgresql | 9.2.18 | |
| postgresql | postgresql | 9.2.19 | |
| postgresql | postgresql | 9.2.20 | |
| postgresql | postgresql | 9.2.21 | |
| postgresql | postgresql | 9.2.22 | |
| postgresql | postgresql | 9.2.23 | |
| postgresql | postgresql | 9.3 | |
| postgresql | postgresql | 9.3.1 | |
| postgresql | postgresql | 9.3.2 | |
| postgresql | postgresql | 9.3.3 | |
| postgresql | postgresql | 9.3.4 | |
| postgresql | postgresql | 9.3.5 | |
| postgresql | postgresql | 9.3.6 | |
| postgresql | postgresql | 9.3.7 | |
| postgresql | postgresql | 9.3.8 | |
| postgresql | postgresql | 9.3.9 | |
| postgresql | postgresql | 9.3.10 | |
| postgresql | postgresql | 9.3.11 | |
| postgresql | postgresql | 9.3.12 | |
| postgresql | postgresql | 9.3.13 | |
| postgresql | postgresql | 9.3.14 | |
| postgresql | postgresql | 9.3.15 | |
| postgresql | postgresql | 9.3.16 | |
| postgresql | postgresql | 9.3.17 | |
| postgresql | postgresql | 9.3.18 | |
| postgresql | postgresql | 9.3.19 | |
| postgresql | postgresql | 9.4 | |
| postgresql | postgresql | 9.4.1 | |
| postgresql | postgresql | 9.4.2 | |
| postgresql | postgresql | 9.4.3 | |
| postgresql | postgresql | 9.4.4 | |
| postgresql | postgresql | 9.4.5 | |
| postgresql | postgresql | 9.4.6 | |
| postgresql | postgresql | 9.4.7 | |
| postgresql | postgresql | 9.4.8 | |
| postgresql | postgresql | 9.4.9 | |
| postgresql | postgresql | 9.4.10 | |
| postgresql | postgresql | 9.4.11 | |
| postgresql | postgresql | 9.4.12 | |
| postgresql | postgresql | 9.4.13 | |
| postgresql | postgresql | 9.4.14 | |
| postgresql | postgresql | 9.5 | |
| postgresql | postgresql | 9.5.1 | |
| postgresql | postgresql | 9.5.2 | |
| postgresql | postgresql | 9.5.3 | |
| postgresql | postgresql | 9.5.4 | |
| postgresql | postgresql | 9.5.5 | |
| postgresql | postgresql | 9.5.6 | |
| postgresql | postgresql | 9.5.7 | |
| postgresql | postgresql | 9.5.8 | |
| postgresql | postgresql | 9.5.9 | |
| postgresql | postgresql | 9.6 | |
| postgresql | postgresql | 9.6.1 | |
| postgresql | postgresql | 9.6.2 | |
| postgresql | postgresql | 9.6.3 | |
| postgresql | postgresql | 9.6.4 | |
| postgresql | postgresql | 9.6.5 | |
| postgresql | postgresql | 10 | |
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101949
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039752
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3402
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3403
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3404
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3405
- https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/1801/
- https://www.postgresql.org/support/security/
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-12172.html
CWEs
CWE-59
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.