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Security Bulletin: Vulnerabilities in PostgreSQL may affect IBM Spectrum Protect Plus (CVE-2022-2625, CVE-2022-1552, CVE-2021-3677)

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Summary

IBM Spectrum Protect Plus can be affected by vulnerabilities in PostgreSQL. Vulnerabilities include obtaining sensitive information and remote execution of arbitrary code, as described by the CVEs in the "Vulnerability Details" section. These vulnerabilities have been addressed.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:   CVE-2022-2625
DESCRIPTION:   PostgreSQL could allow a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by improper control of the modification of dynamically-determined object attributes. By creating a specially-crafted object using at least one schema, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system.
CVSS Base score: 7.1
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/233970 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

CVEID:   CVE-2022-1552
DESCRIPTION:   PostgreSQL remote authenticated attacker to bypass security restrictions, caused by an issue with not activate protection or too late with the Autovacuum, REINDEX, CREATE INDEX, REFRESH MATERIALIZED VIEW, CLUSTER, and pg_amcheck commands. By sending a specially-crafted request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary SQL functions under a superuser identity.
CVSS Base score: 8.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/226521 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

CVEID:   CVE-2021-3677
DESCRIPTION:   Postgresql could allow a remote authenticated attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by the memory disclosure in certain queries. By sending a specially-crafted query, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to obtain sensitive information.
CVSS Base score: 6.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/221070 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

Affected Product(s)Version(s)
IBM Spectrum Protect Plus Server10.1.0 - 10.1.12

Remediation/Fixes

Affected Version(s)Fixing LevelPlatformLink to Fix and Instructions
10.1.0 - 10.1.1210.1.12.4Linux https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6603663

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

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Change History

28 Mar 2023: Initial Publication

*The CVSS Environment Score is customer environment specific and will ultimately impact the Overall CVSS Score. Customers can evaluate the impact of this vulnerability in their environments by accessing the links in the Reference section of this Security Bulletin.

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Document Location

Worldwide

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Document Information

Modified date:
30 March 2023

UID

ibm16967285