Security readout for executives and security teams
This flaw affects Red Hat PostgreSQL initialization scripts. Someone who already controls the local postgres account could escalate to root on that server. It is not a remote entry point, but it can turn a database-account compromise into full server compromise. Exposure is most likely on Red Hat systems using the affected PostgreSQL init scripts, especially older or unpatched hosts. Systems without local postgres account compromise are less directly exposed. Treat this as a moderate-priority infrastructure hardening issue. It is not described as remotely exploitable, but it raises the business impact of any PostgreSQL account compromise to potential full server takeover. Mitigation focus: Apply the relevant Red Hat RHSA updates for affected PostgreSQL packages.; Check Red Hat advisories for exact package names and supported platform guidance.; Restrict interactive and service-account access to the postgres user..
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- Medium
- CVSS
- 6.5 (3.0)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H0.65.9Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.0 score
6.5MediumVector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- RHSA-2017:3402CVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- RHSA-2017:3403CVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- RHSA-2017:3405CVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-15097CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- RHSA-2017:3404CVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
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