CVE-2021-3393

postgresql: Partition constraint violation errors leak values of denied columns

Published Apr 1, 2021 CVSS 3.1 · 4.3 Medium EPSS 1.2% KEV · Not listed
Description
An information leak was discovered in postgresql in versions before 13.2, before 12.6 and before 11.11. A user having UPDATE permission but not SELECT permission to a particular column could craft queries which, under some circumstances, might disclose values from that column in error messages. An attacker could use this flaw to obtain information stored in a column they are allowed to write but not read.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2021-26722 An information leak was discovered in postgresql in versions before 13.2, before 12.6 and before 11.11. A user having UPDATE permission but not SELECT permission to a particular column could craft queries which, under some circumstances, might disclose values from that column in error messages. An attacker could use this flaw to obtain information stored in a column they are allowed to write but not read.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4735-1 PostgreSQL vulnerability
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 3, 2024, 4:53 PM
Reserved
Feb 2, 2021, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Apr 1, 2021, 2:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 4:05 AM
Severity
Low
Public date
Feb 11, 2021, 12:00 AM