SUSE-SU-2025:4386-1: important: Security update for postgresql16

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# Security update for postgresql16

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:4386-1  
Release Date: 2025-12-12T13:34:22Z  
Rating: important  
References:

  * bsc#1253332
  * bsc#1253333

  
Cross-References:

  * CVE-2025-12817
  * CVE-2025-12818

  
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

## References:

  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-12817.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-12818.html
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1253332
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1253333

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