SUSE-SU-2021:0175-1: moderate: Security update for postgresql, postgresql13

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Wed Jan 20 07:18:41 MST 2021


   SUSE Security Update: Security update for postgresql, postgresql13
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Announcement ID:    SUSE-SU-2021:0175-1
Rating:             moderate
References:         #1178666 #1178667 #1178668 #1178961 ECO-3049 
                    
Cross-References:   CVE-2020-25694 CVE-2020-25695 CVE-2020-25696
                   
Affected Products:
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications 15-SP2
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Packagehub Subpackages 15-SP2
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15-SP2
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   An update that solves three vulnerabilities, contains one
   feature and has one errata is now available.

Description:

   This update for postgresql, postgresql13 fixes the following issues:

   This update ships postgresql13.

   Upgrade to version 13.1:

   * CVE-2020-25695, bsc#1178666: Block DECLARE CURSOR ... WITH HOLD and
     firing of deferred triggers within index expressions and materialized
     view queries.
   * CVE-2020-25694, bsc#1178667: a) Fix usage of complex connection-string
     parameters in pg_dump, pg_restore, clusterdb, reindexdb, and vacuumdb.
     b) When psql's \connect command re-uses connection parameters, ensure
     that all non-overridden parameters from a previous connection string are
     re-used.
   * CVE-2020-25696, bsc#1178668: Prevent psql's \gset command from modifying
     specially-treated variables.
   * Fix recently-added timetz test case so it works when the USA is not
     observing daylight savings time. (obsoletes postgresql-timetz.patch)
   * https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/2111/
   * https://www.postgresql.org/docs/13/release-13-1.html

   Initial packaging of PostgreSQL 13:

   * https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/2077/
   * https://www.postgresql.org/docs/13/release-13.html

   - bsc#1178961: %ghost the symlinks to pg_config and ecpg.

   Changes in postgresql wrapper package:

   - Bump major version to 13.
   - We also transfer PostgreSQL 9.4.26 to the new package layout in
     SLE12-SP2 and newer. Reflect this in the conflict with postgresql94.
   - Also conflict with PostgreSQL versions before 9.
   - Conflicting with older versions is not limited to SLE.


Patch Instructions:

   To install this SUSE Security 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 Module for Server Applications 15-SP2:

      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Server-Applications-15-SP2-2021-175=1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Packagehub Subpackages 15-SP2:

      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Packagehub-Subpackages-15-SP2-2021-175=1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15-SP2:

      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP2-2021-175=1



Package List:

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications 15-SP2 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64):

      libecpg6-13.1-5.3.15
      libecpg6-debuginfo-13.1-5.3.15
      postgresql13-contrib-13.1-5.3.15
      postgresql13-contrib-debuginfo-13.1-5.3.15
      postgresql13-debuginfo-13.1-5.3.15
      postgresql13-debugsource-13.1-5.3.10
      postgresql13-debugsource-13.1-5.3.15
      postgresql13-devel-13.1-5.3.15
      postgresql13-devel-debuginfo-13.1-5.3.15
      postgresql13-plperl-13.1-5.3.15
      postgresql13-plperl-debuginfo-13.1-5.3.15
      postgresql13-plpython-13.1-5.3.15
      postgresql13-plpython-debuginfo-13.1-5.3.15
      postgresql13-pltcl-13.1-5.3.15
      postgresql13-pltcl-debuginfo-13.1-5.3.15
      postgresql13-server-13.1-5.3.15
      postgresql13-server-debuginfo-13.1-5.3.15
      postgresql13-server-devel-13.1-5.3.15
      postgresql13-server-devel-debuginfo-13.1-5.3.15

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications 15-SP2 (noarch):

      postgresql-contrib-13-4.6.7
      postgresql-devel-13-4.6.7
      postgresql-docs-13-4.6.7
      postgresql-plperl-13-4.6.7
      postgresql-plpython-13-4.6.7
      postgresql-pltcl-13-4.6.7
      postgresql-server-13-4.6.7
      postgresql-server-devel-13-4.6.7
      postgresql13-docs-13.1-5.3.15

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Packagehub Subpackages 15-SP2 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64):

      postgresql13-test-13.1-5.3.15

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Packagehub Subpackages 15-SP2 (noarch):

      postgresql-test-13-4.6.7

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15-SP2 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64):

      libpq5-13.1-5.3.15
      libpq5-debuginfo-13.1-5.3.15
      postgresql13-13.1-5.3.15
      postgresql13-debuginfo-13.1-5.3.15
      postgresql13-debugsource-13.1-5.3.10
      postgresql13-debugsource-13.1-5.3.15

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15-SP2 (noarch):

      postgresql-13-4.6.7

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15-SP2 (x86_64):

      libpq5-32bit-13.1-5.3.15
      libpq5-32bit-debuginfo-13.1-5.3.15


References:

   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-25694.html
   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-25695.html
   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-25696.html
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1178666
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1178667
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1178668
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1178961



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