QID 354863

Date Published: 2023-04-06

QID 354863: Amazon Linux Security Advisory for db4 : ALAS-2023-1726

Postfix before 2.11.10, 3.0.x before 3.0.10, 3.1.x before 3.1.6, and 3.2.x before 3.2.2 might allow local users to gain privileges by leveraging undocumented functionality in berkeley db 2.x and later, related to reading settings from db_config in the current directory. (
( CVE-2017-10140)



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Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to a securitybreach or could affect integrity, availability, and confidentiality.

  • CVSS V3 rated as High - 7.8 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as Medium - 4.6 severity.
  • Solution
    Please refer to Amazon advisory: ALAS-2023-1726 for affected packages and patching details, or update with your package manager.
    Vendor References

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    Software Advisories
    Advisory ID Software Component Link
    ALAS-2023-1726 amazon linux URL Logo alas.aws.amazon.com/ALAS-2023-1726.html