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Amazon Linux AMI 2: CVE-2021-23214: Security patch for postgresql (ALAS-2023-1949)

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Amazon Linux AMI 2: CVE-2021-23214: Security patch for postgresql (ALAS-2023-1949)

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
03/04/2022
Created
02/23/2023
Added
02/23/2023
Modified
02/23/2023

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)

  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-postgresql
  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-postgresql-contrib
  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-postgresql-debuginfo
  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-postgresql-devel
  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-postgresql-docs
  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-postgresql-libs
  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-postgresql-plperl
  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-postgresql-plpython
  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-postgresql-pltcl
  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-postgresql-server
  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-postgresql-static
  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-postgresql-test
  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-postgresql-upgrade

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