Security update for postgresql16

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:01782-2
Release Date: 2025-08-11T12:42:58Z
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 Desktop 15 SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5
  • SUSE Manager Proxy 4.3
  • SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.3
  • SUSE Manager Server 4.3
  • SUSE Package Hub 15 15-SP4
  • SUSE Package Hub 15 15-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 Package Hub 15 15-SP5
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Packagehub-Subpackages-15-SP5-2025-1782=1
  • SUSE Package Hub 15 15-SP4
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Packagehub-Subpackages-15-SP4-2025-1782=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Package Hub 15 15-SP5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • postgresql16-test-16.9-150200.5.29.1
    • postgresql16-llvmjit-devel-16.9-150200.5.29.1
    • postgresql16-llvmjit-16.9-150200.5.29.1
    • postgresql16-llvmjit-debuginfo-16.9-150200.5.29.1
  • SUSE Package Hub 15 15-SP4 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • postgresql16-test-16.9-150200.5.29.1
    • postgresql16-llvmjit-devel-16.9-150200.5.29.1
    • postgresql16-llvmjit-16.9-150200.5.29.1
    • postgresql16-llvmjit-debuginfo-16.9-150200.5.29.1

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