[ALSA-2020:5401] Important: libpq security update
Type:
security
Severity:
important
Release date:
2020-12-14
Description:
The libpq package provides the PostgreSQL client library, which allows client programs to connect to PostgreSQL servers. The following packages have been upgraded to a later upstream version: libpq (12.5). (BZ#1898228, BZ#1901558) Security Fix(es): * postgresql: Reconnection can downgrade connection security settings (CVE-2020-25694) * postgresql: psql's \gset allows overwriting specially treated variables (CVE-2020-25696) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
Updated packages:
  • libpq-12.5-1.el8_3.i686.rpm
  • libpq-12.5-1.el8_3.x86_64.rpm
  • libpq-devel-12.5-1.el8_3.i686.rpm
  • libpq-devel-12.5-1.el8_3.x86_64.rpm
Notes:
This page is generated automatically from Red Hat security data and has not been checked for errors. For clarification or corrections please contact the AlmaLinux Packaging Team.