Fix bugs in libpq's GSSAPI encryption support.
The critical issue fixed here is that if a GSSAPI-encrypted connection
is successfully made, pqsecure_open_gss() cleared conn->allow_ssl_try,
as an admittedly-hacky way of preventing us from then trying to tunnel
SSL encryption over the already-encrypted connection. The problem
with that is that if we abandon the GSSAPI connection because of a
failure during authentication, we would not attempt SSL encryption
in the next try with the same server. This can lead to unexpected
connection failure, or silently getting a non-encrypted connection
where an encrypted one is expected.
Fortunately, we'd only manage to make a GSSAPI-encrypted connection
if both client and server hold valid tickets in the same Kerberos
infrastructure, which is a relatively uncommon environment.
Nonetheless this is a very nasty bug with potential security
consequences. To fix, don't reset the flag, instead adding a
check for conn->gssenc being already true when deciding whether
to try to initiate SSL.
While here, fix some lesser issues in libpq's GSSAPI code:
* Use the need_new_connection stanza when dropping an attempted
GSSAPI connection, instead of partially duplicating that code.
The consequences of this are pretty minor: AFAICS it could only
lead to auth_req_received or password_needed remaining set when
they shouldn't, which is not too harmful.
* Fix pg_GSS_error() to not repeat the "mprefix" it's given multiple
times, and to notice any failure return from gss_display_status().
* Avoid gratuitous dependency on NI_MAXHOST in
pg_GSS_load_servicename().
Per report from Mikael Gustavsson. Back-patch to v12 where
this code was introduced.
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/e5b0b6ed05764324a2f3fe7acfc766d5@smhi.se
Branch
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REL_13_STABLE
Details
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https://git.postgresql.org/pg/commitdiff/06b844c2b8d3e7743b9ff7734893815df1fb68f0
Modified Files
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src/interfaces/libpq/fe-connect.c | 24 ++++++++++++++----------
src/interfaces/libpq/fe-gssapi-common.c | 24 ++++++++++++------------
src/interfaces/libpq/fe-secure-gssapi.c | 9 +++------
3 files changed, 29 insertions(+), 28 deletions(-)
