CVE-2021-3393

NameCVE-2021-3393
DescriptionAn information leak was discovered in postgresql in versions before 13.2, before 12.6 and before 11.11. A user having UPDATE permission but not SELECT permission to a particular column could craft queries which, under some circumstances, might disclose values from that column in error messages. An attacker could use this flaw to obtain information stored in a column they are allowed to write but not read.
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Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
postgresql-11 (PTS)buster11.16-0+deb10u1fixed
buster (security)11.22-0+deb10u2fixed
postgresql-13 (PTS)bullseye13.13-0+deb11u1fixed
bullseye (security)13.14-0+deb11u1fixed
postgresql-9.4 (PTS)jessie, jessie (lts)9.4.26-0+deb8u9fixed
postgresql-9.6 (PTS)stretch (security)9.6.24-0+deb9u1fixed
stretch (lts), stretch9.6.24-0+deb9u6fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
postgresql-11sourcebuster11.11-0+deb10u1
postgresql-11source(unstable)(unfixed)
postgresql-13source(unstable)13.2-1
postgresql-9.4source(unstable)(not affected)
postgresql-9.6source(unstable)(not affected)

Notes

https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/postgresql-132-126-1111-1016-9621-and-9525-released-2165/
- postgresql-9.4 <not-affected> (Vulnerable code introduced in 11.x)
- postgresql-9.6 <not-affected> (Vulnerable code introduced in 11.x)

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