SUSE-SU-2025:01767-1: moderate: Security update for postgresql16

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# Security update for postgresql16

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:01767-1  
Release Date: 2025-05-30T07:47:23Z  
Rating: moderate  
References:

  * bsc#1242931

  
Cross-References:

  * CVE-2025-4207

  
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 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 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 Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-LTSS-2025-1767=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-LTSS-EXTENDED-SECURITY-2025-1767=1

## Package List:

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * postgresql16-server-devel-debuginfo-16.9-3.29.1
    * postgresql16-plpython-16.9-3.29.1
    * postgresql16-devel-16.9-3.29.1
    * postgresql16-plpython-debuginfo-16.9-3.29.1
    * postgresql16-pltcl-debuginfo-16.9-3.29.1
    * postgresql16-contrib-debuginfo-16.9-3.29.1
    * postgresql16-plperl-debuginfo-16.9-3.29.1
    * postgresql16-server-16.9-3.29.1
    * postgresql16-devel-debuginfo-16.9-3.29.1
    * postgresql16-16.9-3.29.1
    * postgresql16-pltcl-16.9-3.29.1
    * postgresql16-server-devel-16.9-3.29.1
    * postgresql16-plperl-16.9-3.29.1
    * postgresql16-server-debuginfo-16.9-3.29.1
    * postgresql16-contrib-16.9-3.29.1
    * postgresql16-debuginfo-16.9-3.29.1
    * postgresql16-debugsource-16.9-3.29.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS (noarch)
    * postgresql16-docs-16.9-3.29.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security (x86_64)
    * postgresql16-server-devel-debuginfo-16.9-3.29.1
    * postgresql16-plpython-16.9-3.29.1
    * postgresql16-devel-16.9-3.29.1
    * postgresql16-plpython-debuginfo-16.9-3.29.1
    * postgresql16-pltcl-debuginfo-16.9-3.29.1
    * postgresql16-contrib-debuginfo-16.9-3.29.1
    * postgresql16-plperl-debuginfo-16.9-3.29.1
    * postgresql16-server-16.9-3.29.1
    * postgresql16-devel-debuginfo-16.9-3.29.1
    * postgresql16-16.9-3.29.1
    * postgresql16-pltcl-16.9-3.29.1
    * postgresql16-server-devel-16.9-3.29.1
    * postgresql16-plperl-16.9-3.29.1
    * postgresql16-server-debuginfo-16.9-3.29.1
    * postgresql16-contrib-16.9-3.29.1
    * postgresql16-debuginfo-16.9-3.29.1
    * postgresql16-debugsource-16.9-3.29.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security (noarch)
    * postgresql16-docs-16.9-3.29.1

## References:

  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-4207.html
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1242931

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