Security update for postgresql16

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:4386-1
Release Date: 2025-12-12T13:34:22Z
Rating: important
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Cross-References:
CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2025-12817 ( SUSE ): 5.3 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  • CVE-2025-12817 ( SUSE ): 4.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
  • CVE-2025-12817 ( NVD ): 3.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
  • CVE-2025-12818 ( SUSE ): 8.7 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  • CVE-2025-12818 ( SUSE ): 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2025-12818 ( 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 two vulnerabilities can now be installed.

Description:

This update for postgresql16 fixes the following issues:

Upgraded to 16.11:

  • CVE-2025-12817: Fixed missing check for CREATE privileges on the schema in CREATE STATISTICS (bsc#1253332)
  • CVE-2025-12818: Fixed integer overflow in allocation-size calculations within libpq (bsc#1253333)

Other fixes:

  • Use %product_libs_llvm_ver to determine the LLVM version.
  • Remove conditionals for obsolete PostgreSQL releases.
  • Sync spec file from version 18.

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-2025-4386=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-LTSS-EXTENDED-SECURITY-2025-4386=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • postgresql16-plperl-16.11-3.35.1
    • postgresql16-plpython-16.11-3.35.1
    • postgresql16-server-devel-debuginfo-16.11-3.35.1
    • postgresql16-plperl-debuginfo-16.11-3.35.1
    • postgresql16-debuginfo-16.11-3.35.1
    • postgresql16-contrib-debuginfo-16.11-3.35.1
    • postgresql16-devel-debuginfo-16.11-3.35.1
    • postgresql16-debugsource-16.11-3.35.1
    • postgresql16-devel-16.11-3.35.1
    • postgresql16-server-debuginfo-16.11-3.35.1
    • postgresql16-server-devel-16.11-3.35.1
    • postgresql16-server-16.11-3.35.1
    • postgresql16-pltcl-debuginfo-16.11-3.35.1
    • postgresql16-contrib-16.11-3.35.1
    • postgresql16-16.11-3.35.1
    • postgresql16-pltcl-16.11-3.35.1
    • postgresql16-plpython-debuginfo-16.11-3.35.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS (noarch)
    • postgresql16-docs-16.11-3.35.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security (x86_64)
    • postgresql16-plperl-16.11-3.35.1
    • postgresql16-plpython-16.11-3.35.1
    • postgresql16-server-devel-debuginfo-16.11-3.35.1
    • postgresql16-plperl-debuginfo-16.11-3.35.1
    • postgresql16-debuginfo-16.11-3.35.1
    • postgresql16-contrib-debuginfo-16.11-3.35.1
    • postgresql16-devel-debuginfo-16.11-3.35.1
    • postgresql16-debugsource-16.11-3.35.1
    • postgresql16-devel-16.11-3.35.1
    • postgresql16-server-debuginfo-16.11-3.35.1
    • postgresql16-server-devel-16.11-3.35.1
    • postgresql16-server-16.11-3.35.1
    • postgresql16-pltcl-debuginfo-16.11-3.35.1
    • postgresql16-contrib-16.11-3.35.1
    • postgresql16-16.11-3.35.1
    • postgresql16-pltcl-16.11-3.35.1
    • postgresql16-plpython-debuginfo-16.11-3.35.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security (noarch)
    • postgresql16-docs-16.11-3.35.1

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