Bug 1734453 (CVE-2019-10210)

Summary:	CVE-2019-10210 postgresql: Windows installer writes superuser password to unprotected temporary file
Product:	[Other] Security Response	Reporter:	msiddiqu
Component:	vulnerability	Assignee:	Red Hat Product Security <security-response-team>
Status:	CLOSED NOTABUG	QA Contact:
Severity:	medium	Docs Contact:
Priority:	medium
Version:	unspecified	CC:	akoufoud, alazarot, almorale, anon.amish, anstephe, asakala, bkearney, databases-maint, dblechte, devrim, dfediuck, eedri, etirelli, hhorak, ibek, jmlich83, jorton, jstanek, krathod, kverlaen, lpetrovi, mgoldboi, michal.skrivanek, mike, mnovotny, mperina, panovotn, paradhya, pkajaba, pkubat, praiskup, puebele, rrajasek, rsynek, sbonazzo, sdaley, security-response-team, sherold, sisharma, tgl, tlestach, vbellur, yturgema
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Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
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Fixed In Version:	postgresql 11.5, postgresql 10.10, postgresql 9.6.15, postgresql 9.5.19, postgresql 9.4.24	Doc Type:	If docs needed, set a value
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Bug Blocks:	1734467

Description msiddiqu 2019-07-30 14:53:54 UTC

The installer writes a password to a temporary file in its installation
directory, creates initial databases, and deletes the file.  During those
seconds while the file exists, a local attacker can read the superuser
password from the file.

Comment 3 msiddiqu 2019-08-07 11:55:52 UTC

Acknowledgments:

Name: the PostgreSQL project
Upstream: Noah Misch

Comment 6 Product Security DevOps Team 2019-08-08 19:18:19 UTC

This bug is now closed. Further updates for individual products will be reflected on the CVE page(s):

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2019-10210

Comment 7 msiddiqu 2019-08-09 09:43:34 UTC

External References:

https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/1960/