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

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

Remediation/Fixes

Workarounds and Mitigations

None