Security update for pgvector

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:21153-1
Release Date: 2026-04-09T12:27:13Z
Rating: important
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2026-3172 ( SUSE ): 8.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2026-3172 ( NVD ): 8.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP applications 16.0

An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

Description:

This update for pgvector fixes the following issue:

Update to pgvector 0.8.2:

  • CVE-2026-3172: Buffer overflow in parallel HNSW index build (bsc#1258945).

Changelog:

  • Fixed Index Searches in EXPLAIN output for Postgres 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 16.0
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLES-16.0-504=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP applications 16.0
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLES-16.0-504=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • postgresql15-pgvector-debuginfo-0.8.2-160000.1.1
    • postgresql13-pgvector-debugsource-0.8.2-160000.1.1
    • postgresql14-pgvector-debugsource-0.8.2-160000.1.1
    • postgresql13-pgvector-debuginfo-0.8.2-160000.1.1
    • postgresql17-pgvector-debugsource-0.8.2-160000.1.1
    • postgresql16-pgvector-debugsource-0.8.2-160000.1.1
    • postgresql16-pgvector-debuginfo-0.8.2-160000.1.1
    • postgresql18-pgvector-debuginfo-0.8.2-160000.1.1
    • postgresql18-pgvector-debugsource-0.8.2-160000.1.1
    • postgresql13-pgvector-0.8.2-160000.1.1
    • postgresql14-pgvector-0.8.2-160000.1.1
    • postgresql15-pgvector-0.8.2-160000.1.1
    • postgresql17-pgvector-debuginfo-0.8.2-160000.1.1
    • postgresql18-pgvector-0.8.2-160000.1.1
    • postgresql17-pgvector-0.8.2-160000.1.1
    • postgresql16-pgvector-0.8.2-160000.1.1
    • postgresql14-pgvector-debuginfo-0.8.2-160000.1.1
    • postgresql15-pgvector-debugsource-0.8.2-160000.1.1
    • pgvector-devel-0.8.2-160000.1.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP applications 16.0 (ppc64le x86_64)
    • postgresql15-pgvector-debuginfo-0.8.2-160000.1.1
    • postgresql13-pgvector-debugsource-0.8.2-160000.1.1
    • postgresql14-pgvector-debugsource-0.8.2-160000.1.1
    • postgresql13-pgvector-debuginfo-0.8.2-160000.1.1
    • postgresql17-pgvector-debugsource-0.8.2-160000.1.1
    • postgresql16-pgvector-debugsource-0.8.2-160000.1.1
    • postgresql16-pgvector-debuginfo-0.8.2-160000.1.1
    • postgresql18-pgvector-debuginfo-0.8.2-160000.1.1
    • postgresql18-pgvector-debugsource-0.8.2-160000.1.1
    • postgresql13-pgvector-0.8.2-160000.1.1
    • postgresql14-pgvector-0.8.2-160000.1.1
    • postgresql15-pgvector-0.8.2-160000.1.1
    • postgresql17-pgvector-debuginfo-0.8.2-160000.1.1
    • postgresql18-pgvector-0.8.2-160000.1.1
    • postgresql17-pgvector-0.8.2-160000.1.1
    • postgresql16-pgvector-0.8.2-160000.1.1
    • postgresql14-pgvector-debuginfo-0.8.2-160000.1.1
    • postgresql15-pgvector-debugsource-0.8.2-160000.1.1
    • pgvector-devel-0.8.2-160000.1.1

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