# Security update for postgresql16

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:01766-1  
Release Date: 2025-05-30T07:45:55Z  
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:

  * Basesystem Module 15-SP6
  * openSUSE Leap 15.6
  * Server Applications Module 15-SP6
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP6
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP6
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6
  * SUSE Package Hub 15 15-SP6

  
  
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:

  * openSUSE Leap 15.6  
    zypper in -t patch openSUSE-SLE-15.6-2025-1766=1 SUSE-2025-1766=1

  * Basesystem Module 15-SP6  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP6-2025-1766=1

  * SUSE Package Hub 15 15-SP6  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Packagehub-Subpackages-15-SP6-2025-1766=1

  * Server Applications Module 15-SP6  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Server-Applications-15-SP6-2025-1766=1

## Package List:

  * openSUSE Leap 15.6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64 i586)
    * postgresql16-debugsource-16.9-150600.16.18.1
    * postgresql16-16.9-150600.16.18.1
    * postgresql16-plpython-16.9-150600.16.18.1
    * postgresql16-llvmjit-16.9-150600.16.18.1
    * postgresql16-contrib-debuginfo-16.9-150600.16.18.1
    * postgresql16-pltcl-16.9-150600.16.18.1
    * postgresql16-debuginfo-16.9-150600.16.18.1
    * postgresql16-server-debuginfo-16.9-150600.16.18.1
    * postgresql16-server-16.9-150600.16.18.1
    * postgresql16-server-devel-debuginfo-16.9-150600.16.18.1
    * postgresql16-llvmjit-debuginfo-16.9-150600.16.18.1
    * postgresql16-llvmjit-devel-16.9-150600.16.18.1
    * postgresql16-plperl-debuginfo-16.9-150600.16.18.1
    * postgresql16-pltcl-debuginfo-16.9-150600.16.18.1
    * postgresql16-devel-debuginfo-16.9-150600.16.18.1
    * postgresql16-test-16.9-150600.16.18.1
    * postgresql16-plperl-16.9-150600.16.18.1
    * postgresql16-contrib-16.9-150600.16.18.1
    * postgresql16-devel-16.9-150600.16.18.1
    * postgresql16-server-devel-16.9-150600.16.18.1
    * postgresql16-plpython-debuginfo-16.9-150600.16.18.1
  * openSUSE Leap 15.6 (noarch)
    * postgresql16-docs-16.9-150600.16.18.1
  * Basesystem Module 15-SP6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * postgresql16-debuginfo-16.9-150600.16.18.1
    * postgresql16-debugsource-16.9-150600.16.18.1
    * postgresql16-16.9-150600.16.18.1
  * SUSE Package Hub 15 15-SP6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * postgresql16-debugsource-16.9-150600.16.18.1
    * postgresql16-test-16.9-150600.16.18.1
    * postgresql16-debuginfo-16.9-150600.16.18.1
    * postgresql16-llvmjit-debuginfo-16.9-150600.16.18.1
    * postgresql16-llvmjit-16.9-150600.16.18.1
  * Server Applications Module 15-SP6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * postgresql16-devel-debuginfo-16.9-150600.16.18.1
    * postgresql16-debugsource-16.9-150600.16.18.1
    * postgresql16-plperl-16.9-150600.16.18.1
    * postgresql16-debuginfo-16.9-150600.16.18.1
    * postgresql16-server-debuginfo-16.9-150600.16.18.1
    * postgresql16-server-16.9-150600.16.18.1
    * postgresql16-devel-16.9-150600.16.18.1
    * postgresql16-server-devel-debuginfo-16.9-150600.16.18.1
    * postgresql16-plpython-16.9-150600.16.18.1
    * postgresql16-contrib-debuginfo-16.9-150600.16.18.1
    * postgresql16-pltcl-16.9-150600.16.18.1
    * postgresql16-server-devel-16.9-150600.16.18.1
    * postgresql16-plperl-debuginfo-16.9-150600.16.18.1
    * postgresql16-plpython-debuginfo-16.9-150600.16.18.1
    * postgresql16-contrib-16.9-150600.16.18.1
    * postgresql16-pltcl-debuginfo-16.9-150600.16.18.1
  * Server Applications Module 15-SP6 (noarch)
    * postgresql16-docs-16.9-150600.16.18.1

## References:

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