CVE-2017-15097 — MEDIUM (6.5)

Vulnerability Description

Privilege escalation flaws were found in the Red Hat initialization scripts of PostgreSQL. An attacker with access to the postgres user account could use these flaws to obtain root access on the server machine.

CVSS Score

6.5

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

HIGH

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality

HIGH

Integrity

HIGH

Availability

HIGH

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Redhat	Enterprise Linux Desktop	7.0
Redhat	Enterprise Linux Server	7.0
Redhat	Enterprise Linux Server Aus	7.4
Redhat	Enterprise Linux Server Eus	7.4
Redhat	Enterprise Linux Workstation	7.0

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-59

References

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039983Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3402Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3403Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3404Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3405Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-15097Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039983Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3402Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3403Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3404Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3405Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-15097Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory

FAQ

What is CVE-2017-15097?

CVE-2017-15097 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.5 (MEDIUM). Privilege escalation flaws were found in the Red Hat initialization scripts of PostgreSQL. An attacker with access to the postgres user account could use these flaws to obtain root access on the serve...

How severe is CVE-2017-15097?

CVE-2017-15097 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 6.5/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2017-15097?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop, Redhat Enterprise Linux Server, Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Aus, Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Eus, Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation.