CVE-2021-23222: Medium severity IBM Spectrum Protect Plus vulnerability

Published Nov 12, 2021
·
Updated

A man-in-the-middle attacker can inject false responses to the client's first few queries, despite the use of SSL certificate verification and encryption.

Other sources

PostgreSQL is vulnerable to a man-in-the-middle attack, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input by libpq. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to launch a man-in-the-middle attack to inject false responses to the client's first few queries, despite the use of SSL certificate verification and encryption.

— IBM

Affected Software

36 affected componentsFixes available
redhat/postgresql<9.6.24
9.6.24
redhat/postgresql<10.19
10.19
redhat/postgresql<11.14
11.14
redhat/postgresql<12.9
12.9
redhat/postgresql<13.5
13.5
redhat/postgresql<14.1
14.1
IBM Spectrum Protect Plus<=10.1.0.0-10.1.9.2
PostgreSQL postgresql>=9.6<9.6.24
PostgreSQL postgresql>=10.0<10.19
PostgreSQL postgresql>=11.0<11.14
PostgreSQL postgresql>=12.0<12.9
PostgreSQL postgresql>=13.0<13.5
PostgreSQL postgresql=14.0
alpine/postgresql>=9.6<12.9-r0
12.9-r0
alpine/postgresql>=9.6<12.9-r0
12.9-r0
alpine/postgresql>=9.6<13.5-r0
13.5-r0
alpine/postgresql>=9.6<13.5-r0
13.5-r0
alpine/postgresql12<12.9-r0
12.9-r0
alpine/postgresql12<12.9-r0
12.9-r0
alpine/postgresql12<12.9-r0
12.9-r0
alpine/postgresql12<12.9-r0
12.9-r0
alpine/postgresql13<13.5-r0
13.5-r0
alpine/postgresql13<13.5-r0
13.5-r0
alpine/postgresql13<13.5-r0
13.5-r0
alpine/postgresql13<13.5-r0
13.5-r0
alpine/postgresql13<13.5-r0
13.5-r0
alpine/postgresql14<14.1-r0
14.1-r0
alpine/postgresql14<14.1-r0
14.1-r0
alpine/postgresql14<14.1-r0
14.1-r0
alpine/postgresql14<14.1-r0
14.1-r0
alpine/postgresql14<14.1-r0
14.1-r0
alpine/postgresql14<14.1-r0
14.1-r0
alpine/postgresql15<14.1-r0
14.1-r0
alpine/postgresql15<14.1-r0
14.1-r0
alpine/postgresql15<14.1-r0
14.1-r0
alpine/postgresql15<14.1-r0
14.1-r0

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

  1. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/postgresql to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 9.6.24
  2. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/postgresql to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 10.19
  3. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/postgresql to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 11.14
  4. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/postgresql to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 12.9
  5. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/postgresql to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 13.5
  6. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/postgresql to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 14.1
  7. Upgrade

    Upgrade alpine/postgresql to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 12.9-r0
  8. Upgrade

    Upgrade alpine/postgresql to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 13.5-r0
  9. Upgrade

    Upgrade alpine/postgresql12 to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 12.9-r0
  10. Upgrade

    Upgrade alpine/postgresql13 to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 13.5-r0
  11. Upgrade

    Upgrade alpine/postgresql14 to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 14.1-r0
  12. Upgrade

    Upgrade alpine/postgresql15 to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 14.1-r0

Event History

Mar 2, 2022
CVE Published
via MITRE·12:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeakness
Data Sourced
via OSV·11:15 PM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software

Parent advisories

This vulnerability appears in the following advisories.

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is CVE-2021-23222?

CVE-2021-23222 is a vulnerability in PostgreSQL that allows a man-in-the-middle attacker to inject false responses to the client's queries.

2

How does CVE-2021-23222 affect PostgreSQL?

CVE-2021-23222 affects versions of PostgreSQL up to 9.6.24, 10.19, 11.14, 12.9, 13.5, and 14.0.

3

What is the severity of CVE-2021-23222?

The severity of CVE-2021-23222 is medium, with a CVSS score of 5.9.

4

How can a man-in-the-middle attack be prevented in PostgreSQL?

To prevent a man-in-the-middle attack in PostgreSQL, users should update to the latest version that includes the fix.

5

Where can I find more information about CVE-2021-23222?

More information about CVE-2021-23222 can be found on Red Hat Bugzilla and the official PostgreSQL git repository.

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