Security update for postgresql16

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:01767-1
Release Date: 2025-05-30T07:47:23Z
Rating: moderate
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2025-4207 ( SUSE ): 5.9 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2025-4207 ( NVD ): 5.9 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5

An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

Description:

This update for postgresql16 fixes the following issues:

Upgrade to 16.9:

  • CVE-2025-4207: Fixed PostgreSQL GB18030 encoding validation can read one byte past end of allocation for text that fails validation (bsc#1242931)

Changelog:

https://www.postgresql.org/docs/release/16.9/

Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-LTSS-2025-1767=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-LTSS-EXTENDED-SECURITY-2025-1767=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • postgresql16-server-devel-debuginfo-16.9-3.29.1
    • postgresql16-plpython-16.9-3.29.1
    • postgresql16-devel-16.9-3.29.1
    • postgresql16-plpython-debuginfo-16.9-3.29.1
    • postgresql16-pltcl-debuginfo-16.9-3.29.1
    • postgresql16-contrib-debuginfo-16.9-3.29.1
    • postgresql16-plperl-debuginfo-16.9-3.29.1
    • postgresql16-server-16.9-3.29.1
    • postgresql16-devel-debuginfo-16.9-3.29.1
    • postgresql16-16.9-3.29.1
    • postgresql16-pltcl-16.9-3.29.1
    • postgresql16-server-devel-16.9-3.29.1
    • postgresql16-plperl-16.9-3.29.1
    • postgresql16-server-debuginfo-16.9-3.29.1
    • postgresql16-contrib-16.9-3.29.1
    • postgresql16-debuginfo-16.9-3.29.1
    • postgresql16-debugsource-16.9-3.29.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS (noarch)
    • postgresql16-docs-16.9-3.29.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security (x86_64)
    • postgresql16-server-devel-debuginfo-16.9-3.29.1
    • postgresql16-plpython-16.9-3.29.1
    • postgresql16-devel-16.9-3.29.1
    • postgresql16-plpython-debuginfo-16.9-3.29.1
    • postgresql16-pltcl-debuginfo-16.9-3.29.1
    • postgresql16-contrib-debuginfo-16.9-3.29.1
    • postgresql16-plperl-debuginfo-16.9-3.29.1
    • postgresql16-server-16.9-3.29.1
    • postgresql16-devel-debuginfo-16.9-3.29.1
    • postgresql16-16.9-3.29.1
    • postgresql16-pltcl-16.9-3.29.1
    • postgresql16-server-devel-16.9-3.29.1
    • postgresql16-plperl-16.9-3.29.1
    • postgresql16-server-debuginfo-16.9-3.29.1
    • postgresql16-contrib-16.9-3.29.1
    • postgresql16-debuginfo-16.9-3.29.1
    • postgresql16-debugsource-16.9-3.29.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security (noarch)
    • postgresql16-docs-16.9-3.29.1

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