SUSE-RU-2026:0864-1: moderate: Recommended update for postgresql16

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# Recommended update for postgresql16

Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2026:0864-1  
Release Date: 2026-03-11T12:42:16Z  
Rating: moderate  
References:

  * bsc#1258754

  
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 has one fix can now be installed.

## Description:

This update for postgresql16 fixes the following issues:

  * Update to 16.13 to fix two regressions in 16.12 (bsc#1258754)
  * The substring() function raises an error "invalid byte sequence for
    encoding" on non-ASCII text values if the source of that value is a database
    column.
  * A standby may halt and return an error "could not access status of
    transaction".

## 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-2026-864=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-LTSS-EXTENDED-SECURITY-2026-864=1

## Package List:

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * postgresql16-server-devel-debuginfo-16.13-3.41.1
    * postgresql16-16.13-3.41.1
    * postgresql16-debuginfo-16.13-3.41.1
    * postgresql16-plperl-16.13-3.41.1
    * postgresql16-contrib-16.13-3.41.1
    * postgresql16-pltcl-16.13-3.41.1
    * postgresql16-pltcl-debuginfo-16.13-3.41.1
    * postgresql16-devel-debuginfo-16.13-3.41.1
    * postgresql16-plperl-debuginfo-16.13-3.41.1
    * postgresql16-server-devel-16.13-3.41.1
    * postgresql16-plpython-debuginfo-16.13-3.41.1
    * postgresql16-devel-16.13-3.41.1
    * postgresql16-plpython-16.13-3.41.1
    * postgresql16-server-debuginfo-16.13-3.41.1
    * postgresql16-debugsource-16.13-3.41.1
    * postgresql16-server-16.13-3.41.1
    * postgresql16-contrib-debuginfo-16.13-3.41.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS (noarch)
    * postgresql16-docs-16.13-3.41.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security (x86_64)
    * postgresql16-server-devel-debuginfo-16.13-3.41.1
    * postgresql16-16.13-3.41.1
    * postgresql16-debuginfo-16.13-3.41.1
    * postgresql16-plperl-16.13-3.41.1
    * postgresql16-contrib-16.13-3.41.1
    * postgresql16-pltcl-16.13-3.41.1
    * postgresql16-pltcl-debuginfo-16.13-3.41.1
    * postgresql16-devel-debuginfo-16.13-3.41.1
    * postgresql16-plperl-debuginfo-16.13-3.41.1
    * postgresql16-server-devel-16.13-3.41.1
    * postgresql16-plpython-debuginfo-16.13-3.41.1
    * postgresql16-devel-16.13-3.41.1
    * postgresql16-plpython-16.13-3.41.1
    * postgresql16-server-debuginfo-16.13-3.41.1
    * postgresql16-debugsource-16.13-3.41.1
    * postgresql16-server-16.13-3.41.1
    * postgresql16-contrib-debuginfo-16.13-3.41.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security (noarch)
    * postgresql16-docs-16.13-3.41.1

## References:

  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1258754

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