SUSE update for postgresql16

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 postgresql16 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

postgresql16-docs: before 16.9-3.29.1

postgresql16-debugsource: before 16.9-3.29.1

postgresql16-debuginfo: before 16.9-3.29.1

postgresql16-contrib: before 16.9-3.29.1

postgresql16-server-debuginfo: before 16.9-3.29.1

postgresql16-plperl: before 16.9-3.29.1

postgresql16-server-devel: before 16.9-3.29.1

postgresql16-pltcl: before 16.9-3.29.1

postgresql16: before 16.9-3.29.1

postgresql16-devel-debuginfo: before 16.9-3.29.1

postgresql16-server: before 16.9-3.29.1

postgresql16-plperl-debuginfo: before 16.9-3.29.1

postgresql16-contrib-debuginfo: before 16.9-3.29.1

postgresql16-pltcl-debuginfo: before 16.9-3.29.1

postgresql16-plpython-debuginfo: before 16.9-3.29.1

postgresql16-devel: before 16.9-3.29.1

postgresql16-plpython: before 16.9-3.29.1

postgresql16-server-devel-debuginfo: before 16.9-3.29.1

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:postgresql16-docs:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:postgresql16-debugsource:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:postgresql16-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:postgresql16-contrib:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:postgresql16-server-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:postgresql16-plperl:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:postgresql16-server-devel:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:postgresql16-pltcl:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:postgresql16:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:postgresql16-devel-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:postgresql16-server:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:postgresql16-plperl-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:postgresql16-contrib-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:postgresql16-pltcl-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:postgresql16-plpython-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:postgresql16-devel:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:postgresql16-plpython:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:postgresql16-server-devel-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*

External links

https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2025/suse-su-202501767-1/

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.