CVE-2021-32029
mediumpriority · track · 27EPSS 0.015 · 74 %ileDEEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 4–7.7
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affected products (37)
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advisories (2)
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- WID-SEC-W-2022-1241PostgreSQL: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2021-05-13csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, authentisierter Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in PostgreSQL ausnutzen, um beliebigen Programmcode mit den Rechten des Dienstes auszuführen und um Informationen offenzulegen.
- BIT-postgresql-2021-320292024-03-06vendor · osvUS
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.
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references (34)
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- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1956883cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-32029cnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162897/Ubuntu-Security-Notice-USN-4972-1.htmlcnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/163074/Red-Hat-Security-Advisory-2021-2375-01.htmlcnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/163111/Red-Hat-Security-Advisory-2021-2389-01.htmlcnnvd
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20211112-0003/cnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/PostgreSQL-three-vulnerabilities-35414cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2021.1643cnnvd
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