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openSUSE: SUSE-SU-2023:4495-1 high: postgresql security threats

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Calendar Grey November 21, 2023
Dist Opensuse Esm H88
Urgent security bulletin release for openSUSE postgresql covering various vulnerability resolutions and improvements.
This update for postgresql, postgresql15, postgresql16 fixes the following issues: This update ships postgresql 16.

Description

This update for postgresql, postgresql15, postgresql16 fixes the following

issues:

This update ships postgresql 16.

Security issues fixed:

* CVE-2023-5868: Fix handling of unknown-type arguments in DISTINCT "any"

aggregate functions. This error led to a text-type value being interpreted

as an unknown-type value (that is, a zero-terminated string) at runtime.

This could result in disclosure of server memory following the text value.

(bsc#1216962)

* CVE-2023-5869: Detect integer overflow while computing new array dimensions.

When assigning new elements to array subscripts that are outside the current

array bounds, an undetected integer overflow could occur in edge cases.

Memory stomps that are potentially exploitable for arbitrary code execution

are possible, and so is disclosure of server memory. (bsc#1216961)

* CVE-2023-5870: Prevent the pg_signal_backend role from signalling background

workers and autovacuum processes. The documentation says that

pg_signal_backend...

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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 15.3

zypper in -t patch SUSE-2023-4495=1

* openSUSE Leap 15.4

zypper in -t patch SUSE-2023-4495=1 openSUSE-SLE-15.4-2023-4495=1

* openSUSE Leap 15.5

zypper in -t patch SUSE-2023-4495=1 openSUSE-SLE-15.5-2023-4495=1

* Basesystem Module 15-SP4

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP4-2023-4495=1

* Basesystem Module 15-SP5

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP5-2023-4495=1

* Legacy Module 15-SP4

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Legacy-15-SP4-2023-4495=1

* Legacy Module 15-SP5

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Legacy-15-SP5-2023-4495=1

* SUSE Package Hub 15 15-SP4

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Packagehub-Subpackages-15-SP4-2023-4495=1

* SUSE Package Hub 15 15-SP5

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Packagehub-Subpackages-15-SP5-2023-4495=1

* Server Applications...

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Package List

* openSUSE Leap 15.3 (noarch)

* postgresql-test-16-150300.10.18.3

* postgresql-16-150300.10.18.3

* postgresql-llvmjit-devel-16-150300.10.18.3

* postgresql-plperl-16-150300.10.18.3

* postgresql-contrib-16-150300.10.18.3

* postgresql-server-16-150300.10.18.3

* postgresql-server-devel-16-150300.10.18.3

* postgresql-llvmjit-16-150300.10.18.3

* postgresql-plpython-16-150300.10.18.3

* postgresql-docs-16-150300.10.18.3

* postgresql-pltcl-16-150300.10.18.3

* postgresql-devel-16-150300.10.18.3

* openSUSE Leap 15.4 (noarch)

* postgresql-plperl-16-150400.4.9.2

* postgresql-server-16-150400.4.9.2

* postgresql-docs-16-150400.4.9.2

* postgresql15-docs-15.5-150200.5.19.1

* postgresql-llvmjit-16-150400.4.9.2

* postgresql-llvmjit-devel-16-150300.10.18.3

* postgresql-devel-16-150400.4.9.2

* postgresql-llvmjit-devel-16-150400.4.9.2

* postgresql-server-devel-16-150400.4.9.2

* postgresql-contrib-16-150400.4.9.2

* postgresql-pltcl-16-150400.4.9.2

* postgresql-plpython-16-150400.4.9.2

* postgresql-16-150400.4.9.2

*...

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References

* bsc#1122892

* bsc#1179231

* bsc#1206796

* bsc#1209208

* bsc#1216022

* bsc#1216734

* bsc#1216960

* bsc#1216961

* bsc#1216962

* jsc#PED-5586

## References:

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-5868.html

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-5869.html

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-5870.html

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1122892

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1179231

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1206796

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1209208

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1216022

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1216734

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1216960

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1216961

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1216962

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2023:4495-1
Rating: important

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