openSUSE PostgreSQL Important Security Update 2026-20901-1
opensuse
June 5, 2026
An update that solves 11 vulnerabilities and has 12 bug fixes can now be installed.
Description
This update for postgresql18 fixes the following issues
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-2026-6476: Properly quote subscription names in pg_createsubscriber (bsc#1265176).
- 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-2026-6575: Detect faulty input when restoring attribute MCV statistics (bsc#1265180).
- CVE-2026-6637: Prevent SQL injection and buffer overruns in contrib/spi (bsc#1265181).
- CVE-2026-6638: Properly quote object names in...
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Topics Covered
Patch
Package List
- openSUSE Leap 16.0:
libecpg6-18.4-160000.1.1
libpq5-18.4-160000.1.1
postgresql18-18.4-160000.1.1
postgresql18-contrib-18.4-160000.1.1
postgresql18-devel-18.4-160000.1.1
postgresql18-devel-mini-18.4-160000.1.1
postgresql18-docs-18.4-160000.1.1
postgresql18-llvmjit-18.4-160000.1.1
postgresql18-llvmjit-devel-18.4-160000.1.1
postgresql18-plperl-18.4-160000.1.1
postgresql18-plpython-18.4-160000.1.1
postgresql18-pltcl-18.4-160000.1.1
postgresql18-server-18.4-160000.1.1
postgresql18-server-devel-18.4-160000.1.1
postgresql18-test-18.4-160000.1.1
References
* bsc#1263804
* bsc#1265172
* bsc#1265173
* bsc#1265174
* bsc#1265175
* bsc#1265176
* bsc#1265177
* bsc#1265178
* bsc#1265179
* bsc#1265180
* bsc#1265181
* bsc#1265182
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-2026-6476.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-2026-6575.html
* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-6637.html
* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-6638.html
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Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2026:20901-1
Rating: important
Affected Products:
openSUSE Leap 16.0
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