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openSUSE PostgreSQL15 Important Security Issues 2026-1999-1

opensuse
Calendar Grey May 19, 2026
Dist Opensuse Esm H88
Update for openSUSE fixes 8 issues in postgresql15, including important vulnerabilities and other enhancements.
An update that solves eight vulnerabilities, contains one feature and has one security fix can now be installed.

Description

This update for postgresql15 fixes the following issues

Update to version 15.18.

Security issues:

* CVE-2026-6472: ensure the user has CREATE privilege on the schema specified

(bsc#1265172).

* CVE-2026-6473: integer overflows in memory-allocation calculations

(bsc#1265173).

* CVE-2026-6474: Guard against malicious time zone names (bsc#1265174).

* CVE-2026-6475: Prevent path traversal in pg_basebackup and pg_rewind

(bsc#1265175).

* CVE-2026-6477: Mark PQfn() as unsafe, and avoid using it within libpq

(bsc#1265177).

* CVE-2026-6478: Use timing-safe string comparisons in authentication code

(bsc#1265178).

* CVE-2026-6479: Prevent unbounded recursion while processing startup packets

(bsc#1265179).

* CVE-2026-6637: Prevent SQL injection and buffer overruns in contrib/spi

(bsc#1265181).

Non security issue:

* Get rid of update-alternatives for openSUSE/SLE 16.0 and newer to support

immutable systems and transactional updates...

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Topics Covered

security advisory SQL Injection buffer overflow important OpenSUSE postgresql15

Patch

## 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 SUSE-2026-1999=1

* Legacy Module 15-SP7

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Legacy-15-SP7-2026-1999=1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6 LTSS

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES-15-SP6-LTSS-2026-1999=1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES_SAP-15-SP6-2026-1999=1

Package List

* openSUSE Leap 15.6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64 i586)

* postgresql15-server-debuginfo-15.18-150600.16.31.1

* postgresql15-llvmjit-debuginfo-15.18-150600.16.31.1

* postgresql15-test-15.18-150600.16.31.1

* postgresql15-plpython-debuginfo-15.18-150600.16.31.1

* postgresql15-server-devel-debuginfo-15.18-150600.16.31.1

* postgresql15-pltcl-debuginfo-15.18-150600.16.31.1

* postgresql15-plpython-15.18-150600.16.31.1

* postgresql15-debugsource-15.18-150600.16.31.1

* postgresql15-server-15.18-150600.16.31.1

* postgresql15-15.18-150600.16.31.1

* postgresql15-debuginfo-15.18-150600.16.31.1

* postgresql15-plperl-debuginfo-15.18-150600.16.31.1

* postgresql15-devel-15.18-150600.16.31.1

* postgresql15-pltcl-15.18-150600.16.31.1

* postgresql15-contrib-debuginfo-15.18-150600.16.31.1

* postgresql15-devel-debuginfo-15.18-150600.16.31.1

* postgresql15-contrib-15.18-150600.16.31.1

* postgresql15-server-devel-15.18-150600.16.31.1

* postgresql15-plperl-15.18-150600.16.31.1

* postgresql15-llvmjit-15.18-150600.16.31.1

*...

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References

* bsc#1263804

* bsc#1265172

* bsc#1265173

* bsc#1265174

* bsc#1265175

* bsc#1265177

* bsc#1265178

* bsc#1265179

* bsc#1265181

* jsc#PED-14823

## References:

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-6472.html

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-6473.html

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-6474.html

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-6475.html

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-6477.html

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-6478.html

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-6479.html

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-6637.html

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1263804

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1265172

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1265173

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1265174

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1265175

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1265177

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1265178

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1265179

*...

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Severity
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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:1999-1
Release Date: 2026-05-19T08:19:36Z
Affected Products: * Legacy Module 15-SP7 * openSUSE Leap 15.6 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6 LTSS * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP7 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP7

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Topics Covered

security advisory SQL Injection buffer overflow important OpenSUSE postgresql15

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