Security update for postgresql91

SUSE Security Update: Security update for postgresql91
Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2015:1091-1
Rating: moderate
References: #907651 #931972 #931973 #931974 #932040
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Manager Server
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for VMware
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3

  • An update that solves three vulnerabilities and has two fixes is now available. It includes one version update.

    Description:

    This update provides PostgreSQL 9.1.18, which brings fixes for security issues and other enhancements.

    The following vulnerabilities have been fixed:

    • CVE-2015-3165: Avoid possible crash when client disconnects. (bsc#931972)
    • CVE-2015-3166: Consistently check for failure of the *printf(). (bsc#931973)
    • CVE-2015-3167: In contrib/pgcrypto, uniformly report decryption failures. (bsc#931974)

    For a comprehensive list of changes, please refer to http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.1/static/release-9-1-18.html.

    This update also includes changes in PostgreSQL's packaging to prepare for the migration to the new major version 9.4. (FATE#316970, bsc#907651)

    Security Issues:

    Patch Instructions:

    To install this SUSE Security Update use YaST online_update.
    Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

    • SUSE Manager Server:
      zypper in -t patch sleman21-postgresql91-201505=10760
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP3:
      zypper in -t patch sdksp3-postgresql91-201505=10760
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for VMware:
      zypper in -t patch slessp3-postgresql91-201505=10760
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3:
      zypper in -t patch slessp3-postgresql91-201505=10760
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3:
      zypper in -t patch sledsp3-postgresql91-201505=10760

    To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch".

    Package List:

    • SUSE Manager Server (s390x x86_64) [New Version: 9.1.18]:
      • postgresql91-pltcl-9.1.18-0.3.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP3 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64) [New Version: 9.1.18]:
      • postgresql91-devel-9.1.18-0.3.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for VMware (i586 x86_64) [New Version: 9.1.18]:
      • postgresql91-9.1.18-0.3.1
      • postgresql91-contrib-9.1.18-0.3.1
      • postgresql91-docs-9.1.18-0.3.1
      • postgresql91-server-9.1.18-0.3.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64) [New Version: 9.1.18]:
      • postgresql91-9.1.18-0.3.1
      • postgresql91-contrib-9.1.18-0.3.1
      • postgresql91-docs-9.1.18-0.3.1
      • postgresql91-server-9.1.18-0.3.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3 (i586 x86_64) [New Version: 9.1.18]:
      • postgresql91-9.1.18-0.3.1
      • postgresql91-docs-9.1.18-0.3.1

    References: