This update for postgresql16 fixes the following issues:
Upgrade to 16.9:
* CVE-2025-4207: Fixed PostgreSQL GB18030 encoding validation can read one
byte past end of allocation for text that fails validation (bsc#1242931)
Changelog:
https://www.postgresql.org/docs/release/16.9/
## 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 openSUSE-SLE-15.6-2025-1766=1 SUSE-2025-1766=1
* Basesystem Module 15-SP6
zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP6-2025-1766=1
* SUSE Package Hub 15 15-SP6
zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Packagehub-Subpackages-15-SP6-2025-1766=1
* Server Applications Module 15-SP6
zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Server-Applications-15-SP6-2025-1766=1
* openSUSE Leap 15.6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64 i586)
* postgresql16-debugsource-16.9-150600.16.18.1
* postgresql16-16.9-150600.16.18.1
* postgresql16-plpython-16.9-150600.16.18.1
* postgresql16-llvmjit-16.9-150600.16.18.1
* postgresql16-contrib-debuginfo-16.9-150600.16.18.1
* postgresql16-pltcl-16.9-150600.16.18.1
* postgresql16-debuginfo-16.9-150600.16.18.1
* postgresql16-server-debuginfo-16.9-150600.16.18.1
* postgresql16-server-16.9-150600.16.18.1
* postgresql16-server-devel-debuginfo-16.9-150600.16.18.1
* postgresql16-llvmjit-debuginfo-16.9-150600.16.18.1
* postgresql16-llvmjit-devel-16.9-150600.16.18.1
* postgresql16-plperl-debuginfo-16.9-150600.16.18.1
* postgresql16-pltcl-debuginfo-16.9-150600.16.18.1
* postgresql16-devel-debuginfo-16.9-150600.16.18.1
* postgresql16-test-16.9-150600.16.18.1
* postgresql16-plperl-16.9-150600.16.18.1
* postgresql16-contrib-16.9-150600.16.18.1
* postgresql16-devel-16.9-150600.16.18.1
* postgresql16-server-devel-16.9-150600.16.18.1
*...
Read the Full Advisory* bsc#1242931
## References:
* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-4207.html
* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1242931
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