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TI-2021-12007 Aliases CVE-2021-32029GHSA-f47v-jjrp-x56x

Information disclosure in postgresql

Priority LOW 32CWE-200Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · None · None
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 5 fixed, 4 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-200.

Summary

A flaw was found in postgresql. Using an UPDATE ... RETURNING command on a purpose-crafted table, an authenticated database user could read arbitrary bytes of server memory. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01504 74th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Red Hat: 5 advisoriesRed Hat: 5 fixed, 4 without a fix

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
—postgresqlpostgresql 13.3, postgresql 12.7, postgresql 11.12—No fix listedCNA
  • postgresql Vendor— Affected postgresql 13.3, postgresql 12.7, postgresql 11.12 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*11.0 to before 11.12; 12.0 to before 12.7; 13.0 to before 13.3VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:7.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0.0VulnerableRed Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.0 to before 11.12; 12.0 to before 12.7; 13.0 to before 13.3 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:7.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat

Remediation

Red Hat 5 advisories

  • RHSA-2021:2396 Released 2021-06-14 · Red Hat rating Important
    rh-postgresql13-postgresql security update
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) rh-postgresql13-postgresql-13.3-1.el7, rh-postgresql13-postgresql-contrib-13.3-1.el7, rh-postgresql13-postgresql-contrib-syspaths-13.3-1.el7 +12
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.7) rh-postgresql13-postgresql-13.3-1.el7, rh-postgresql13-postgresql-contrib-13.3-1.el7, rh-postgresql13-postgresql-contrib-syspaths-13.3-1.el7 +12
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) rh-postgresql13-postgresql-13.3-1.el7, rh-postgresql13-postgresql-contrib-13.3-1.el7, rh-postgresql13-postgresql-contrib-syspaths-13.3-1.el7 +12
  • RHSA-2021:2394 Released 2021-06-14 · Red Hat rating Important
    rh-postgresql12-postgresql security update
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) rh-postgresql12-postgresql-12.7-1.el7, rh-postgresql12-postgresql-contrib-12.7-1.el7, rh-postgresql12-postgresql-contrib-syspaths-12.7-1.el7 +11
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.7) rh-postgresql12-postgresql-12.7-1.el7, rh-postgresql12-postgresql-contrib-12.7-1.el7, rh-postgresql12-postgresql-contrib-syspaths-12.7-1.el7 +11
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) rh-postgresql12-postgresql-12.7-1.el7, rh-postgresql12-postgresql-contrib-12.7-1.el7, rh-postgresql12-postgresql-contrib-syspaths-12.7-1.el7 +11
  • RHSA-2021:2389 Released 2021-06-14 · Red Hat rating Important
    postgresql:12 security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v. 8.2) pgaudit-1.4.0-4.module+el8.2.0+9043+1dbb5661.aarch64::postgresql:12, pgaudit-1.4.0-4.module+el8.2.0+9043+1dbb5661.ppc64le::postgresql:12, pgaudit-1.4.0-4.module+el8.2.0+9043+1dbb5661.s390x::postgresql:12 +47
Show 2 more Red Hat advisories
  • RHSA-2021:2375 Released 2021-06-10 · Red Hat rating Important
    postgresql:13 security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) pgaudit-1.5.0-1.module+el8.4.0+8873+b821c30a.aarch64::postgresql:13, pgaudit-1.5.0-1.module+el8.4.0+8873+b821c30a.ppc64le::postgresql:13, pgaudit-1.5.0-1.module+el8.4.0+8873+b821c30a.s390x::postgresql:13 +47
  • RHSA-2021:2372 Released 2021-06-10 · Red Hat rating Important
    postgresql:12 security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) pgaudit-1.4.0-6.module+el8.4.0+11288+c193d6d7.aarch64::postgresql:12, pgaudit-1.4.0-6.module+el8.4.0+11288+c193d6d7.ppc64le::postgresql:12, pgaudit-1.4.0-6.module+el8.4.0+11288+c193d6d7.s390x::postgresql:12 +47

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6AffectedNo fix planned: Out of support scope
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7AffectedNo fix planned: Out of support scope
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6AffectedNo fix planned: Out of support scope
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8)Fixed RHSA-2021:2372, RHSA-2021:2375
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v. 8.2)Fixed RHSA-2021:2389
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2021:2394, RHSA-2021:2396
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.7)Fixed RHSA-2021:2394, RHSA-2021:2396
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2021:2394, RHSA-2021:2396
Not affected: 7 products
  • Red Hat Decision Manager 7
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
  • Red Hat Fuse 7
  • Red Hat Process Automation 7
  • Red Hat Software Collections
  • Red Hat build of Quarkus

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-32029
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-f47v-jjrp-x56x

References

Patch 1

Advisory 2

Sources

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