A postgresql-jdbc security update has been released for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.
RHSA-2020:3284-01: Important: postgresql-jdbc security update
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Red Hat Security Advisory
Synopsis: Important: postgresql-jdbc security update
Advisory ID: RHSA-2020:3284-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:3284
Issue date: 2020-08-03
CVE Names: CVE-2020-13692
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1. Summary:
An update for postgresql-jdbc is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6.
Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact
of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score,
which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability
from the CVE link(s) in the References section.
2. Relevant releases/architectures:
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) - noarch
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) - noarch
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) - noarch
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) - noarch
3. Description:
PostgreSQL is an advanced object-relational database management system. The
postgresql-jdbc package includes the .jar files needed for Java programs to
access a PostgreSQL database.
Security Fix(es):
* postgresql-jdbc: XML external entity (XXE) vulnerability in PgSQLXML
(CVE-2020-13692)
This update introduces a backwards incompatible change required to resolve
this issue. Refer to the Red Hat Knowledgebase article 5266441 linked to in
the References section for information on how to re-enable the old insecure
behavior.
For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS
score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE
page(s) listed in the References section.
4. Solution:
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes
described in this advisory, refer to:
https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
5. Bugs fixed ( https://bugzilla.redhat.com/):
1852985 - CVE-2020-13692 postgresql-jdbc: XML external entity (XXE) vulnerability in PgSQLXML
6. Package List:
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6):
Source:
postgresql-jdbc-8.4.704-4.el6_10.src.rpm
noarch:
postgresql-jdbc-8.4.704-4.el6_10.noarch.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6):
Source:
postgresql-jdbc-8.4.704-4.el6_10.src.rpm
noarch:
postgresql-jdbc-8.4.704-4.el6_10.noarch.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6):
Source:
postgresql-jdbc-8.4.704-4.el6_10.src.rpm
noarch:
postgresql-jdbc-8.4.704-4.el6_10.noarch.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6):
Source:
postgresql-jdbc-8.4.704-4.el6_10.src.rpm
noarch:
postgresql-jdbc-8.4.704-4.el6_10.noarch.rpm
These packages are GPG signed by Red Hat for security. Our key and
details on how to verify the signature are available from
https://access.redhat.com/security/team/key/
7. References:
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-13692
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important
https://access.redhat.com/articles/5266441
8. Contact:
The Red Hat security contact is . More contact
details at https://access.redhat.com/security/team/contact/
Copyright 2020 Red Hat, Inc.
