alsa-2020:3176
Vulnerability from osv_almalinux
Published
2020-07-28 12:19
Modified
2021-11-12 10:20
Summary
Important: postgresql-jdbc security update
Details

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 AlmaLinux 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.

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  "details": "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.\n\nSecurity Fix(es):\n\n* postgresql-jdbc: XML external entity (XXE) vulnerability in PgSQLXML (CVE-2020-13692)\n\nThis update introduces a backwards incompatible change required to resolve this issue. Refer to the AlmaLinux Knowledgebase article 5266441 linked to in the References section for information on how to re-enable the old insecure behavior.\n\nFor 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.",
  "id": "ALSA-2020:3176",
  "modified": "2021-11-12T10:20:55Z",
  "published": "2020-07-28T12:19:54Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://errata.almalinux.org/8/ALSA-2020-3176.html"
    },
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      "type": "REPORT",
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    }
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  "related": [
    "CVE-2020-13692"
  ],
  "summary": "Important: postgresql-jdbc security update"
}


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