CVE-2018-1115
It was found that pg_catalog.pg_logfile_rotate(), from the adminpack extension, did not follow the same ACLs than pg_rorate_logfile. If the adminpack is added to a database, an attacker able to connect to it could use this flaw to force log rotation.
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Statement
This issue does not appear to affect the versions of postgresql as shipped with Red Hat Satellite version 5, CloudForms version 4, Red Hat Single Sign-On 7, and Fuse Service Works 6.
CVSS v3 metrics
| CVSS3 Base Score | 4.2 |
|---|---|
| CVSS3 Base Metrics | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L |
| Attack Vector | Network |
| Attack Complexity | High |
| Privileges Required | Low |
| User Interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | None |
| Integrity Impact | Low |
| Availability Impact | Low |
Red Hat Security Errata
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (rh-postgresql96-postgresql) | RHSA-2018:2566 | 2018-08-27 |
| Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 (rh-postgresql10-postgresql) | RHSA-2018:2565 | 2018-08-27 |
| Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 (rh-postgresql96-postgresql) | RHSA-2018:2566 | 2018-08-27 |
Affected Packages State
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux | rh-postgresql94-postgresql | Not affected |
| Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux | rh-postgresql95-postgresql | Not affected |
| Red Hat Single Sign-On 7 | postgresql | Not affected |
| Red Hat Satellite 5 | postgresql95-postgresql | Not affected |
| Red Hat Mobile Application Platform On-Premise 4 | postgresql | Not affected |
| Red Hat JBoss Operations Network 3 | postgresql | Under investigation |
| Red Hat JBoss Fuse Service Works 6 | postgresql | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | postgresql | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | postgresql | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | postgresql84 | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | postgresql | Not affected |