# Security update for postgresql13

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:01654-1  
Release Date: 2025-05-22T10:52:10Z  
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:

  * openSUSE Leap 15.6

  
  
An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

## Description:

This update for postgresql13 fixes the following issues:

Upgrade to 13.21:

  * 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/13.21/

## 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:

  * openSUSE Leap 15.6  
    zypper in -t patch openSUSE-SLE-15.6-2025-1654=1 SUSE-2025-1654=1

## Package List:

  * openSUSE Leap 15.6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64 i586)
    * postgresql13-llvmjit-13.21-150600.14.8.1
    * postgresql13-server-debuginfo-13.21-150600.14.8.1
    * postgresql13-contrib-debuginfo-13.21-150600.14.8.1
    * postgresql13-server-devel-debuginfo-13.21-150600.14.8.1
    * postgresql13-contrib-13.21-150600.14.8.1
    * postgresql13-server-13.21-150600.14.8.1
    * postgresql13-devel-debuginfo-13.21-150600.14.8.1
    * postgresql13-debugsource-13.21-150600.14.8.1
    * postgresql13-plperl-debuginfo-13.21-150600.14.8.1
    * postgresql13-plpython-debuginfo-13.21-150600.14.8.1
    * postgresql13-13.21-150600.14.8.1
    * postgresql13-pltcl-debuginfo-13.21-150600.14.8.1
    * postgresql13-test-13.21-150600.14.8.1
    * postgresql13-debuginfo-13.21-150600.14.8.1
    * postgresql13-llvmjit-debuginfo-13.21-150600.14.8.1
    * postgresql13-devel-13.21-150600.14.8.1
    * postgresql13-llvmjit-devel-13.21-150600.14.8.1
    * postgresql13-plperl-13.21-150600.14.8.1
    * postgresql13-plpython-13.21-150600.14.8.1
    * postgresql13-server-devel-13.21-150600.14.8.1
    * postgresql13-pltcl-13.21-150600.14.8.1
  * openSUSE Leap 15.6 (noarch)
    * postgresql13-docs-13.21-150600.14.8.1

## References:

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