SB2025082753 - SUSE update for postgresql17 



SB2025082753 - SUSE update for postgresql17

Published: August 27, 2025 Updated: November 7, 2025

Security Bulletin ID SB2025082753
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 3
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Data manipulation

Breakdown by Severity

Medium 33% Low 67%
  • Low
  • Medium
  • High
  • Critical

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 3 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-8713)

The vulnerability allows a remote user to gain access to sensitive information. 

The vulnerability exists due to PostgreSQL optimizer statistics allow a user to read sampled data within a view that the user cannot access. A remote user can gain access to sensitive information. 


2) Code Injection (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-8714)

The vulnerability allows a remote user to execute arbitrary psql code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation in pg_dump. A malicious superuser of the origin server to inject arbitrary psql code for restore-time execution as the client operating system account running psql to restore the dump, via psql meta-commands, such as pg_dump, pg_dumpall, and pg_restore.


3) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-8715)

The vulnerability allows a remote user to execute arbitrary psql code.

The vulnerability exists in pg_dump due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input when handling new line characters. A remote attacker can trick the victim into loading a specially crafted backup and execute arbitrary psql code on the system.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.