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CVE-2021-23222

postgresql: libpq processes unencrypted bytes from man-in-the-middle

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Severity

Low

Red Hat Product Security

3.7

CVSS 3.1

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Published · November 11, 2021

Updated · August 5, 2026

Description

A man-in-the-middle attacker can inject false responses to the client's first few queries, despite the use of SSL certificate verification and encryption.

Statement

In Red Hat Virtualization the manager appliance uses a vulnerable version of postgresql. Once a fix has been shipped for RHEL 8 the appliance can consume the fix via a regular yum update.

CVSS score applicability

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.1 · 3.7
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

CWE-522 · Insufficiently Protected Credentials