(RHSA-2021:0164) Important: postgresql:9.6 security update

PostgreSQL is an advanced object-relational database management system (DBMS).

The following packages have been upgraded to a later upstream version: postgresql (9.6.20).

Security Fix(es):

• postgresql: Reconnection can downgrade connection security settings (CVE-2020-25694)

• postgresql: Multiple features escape “security restricted operation” sandbox (CVE-2020-25695)

• postgresql: TYPE in pg_temp executes arbitrary SQL during SECURITY DEFINER execution (CVE-2019-10208)

• postgresql: Uncontrolled search path element in CREATE EXTENSION (CVE-2020-14350)

• postgresql: psql’s \gset allows overwriting specially treated variables (CVE-2020-25696)

• postgresql: Selectivity estimators bypass row security policies (CVE-2019-10130)

• postgresql: ALTER … DEPENDS ON EXTENSION is missing authorization checks (CVE-2020-1720)

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.