SUSE update for postgresql13

1) Buffer Over-read

EUVDB-ID: #VU108834

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 6.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2025-4207

CWE-ID: CWE-126 - Buffer over-read

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a buffer over-read in GB18030 encoding validation. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted input to the application, trigger a one-byte buffer over-read and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Update the affected package postgresql13 to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended: Security

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5: LTSS

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12: SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12: SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12: SP5

postgresql13-server-devel: before 13.21-3.63.1

postgresql13-server-devel-debuginfo: before 13.21-3.63.1

postgresql13-docs: before 13.21-3.63.1

postgresql13-devel-debuginfo: before 13.21-3.63.1

postgresql13-pltcl: before 13.21-3.63.1

postgresql13: before 13.21-3.63.1

postgresql13-debugsource: before 13.21-3.63.1

postgresql13-server: before 13.21-3.63.1

postgresql13-pltcl-debuginfo: before 13.21-3.63.1

postgresql13-plpython-debuginfo: before 13.21-3.63.1

postgresql13-plpython: before 13.21-3.63.1

postgresql13-debuginfo: before 13.21-3.63.1

postgresql13-plperl: before 13.21-3.63.1

postgresql13-contrib: before 13.21-3.63.1

postgresql13-plperl-debuginfo: before 13.21-3.63.1

postgresql13-server-debuginfo: before 13.21-3.63.1

postgresql13-devel: before 13.21-3.63.1

postgresql13-contrib-debuginfo: before 13.21-3.63.1

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_12_sp5_ltss_extended:Security:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_12_sp5:LTSS:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_for_sap_applications_12:SP5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_12:SP5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_high_performance_computing_12:SP5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:postgresql13-server-devel:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:postgresql13-server-devel-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:postgresql13-docs:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:postgresql13-devel-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:postgresql13-pltcl:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:postgresql13:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:postgresql13-debugsource:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:postgresql13-server:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:postgresql13-pltcl-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:postgresql13-plpython-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:postgresql13-plpython:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:postgresql13-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:postgresql13-plperl:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:postgresql13-contrib:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:postgresql13-plperl-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:postgresql13-server-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:postgresql13-devel:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:postgresql13-contrib-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*

External links

https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2025/suse-su-202501750-1/

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.