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Oracle Linux 10 PostgreSQL JDBC Important DoS Fix ELSA-2026-24348

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Calendar Grey July 17, 2026
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Important security update for Oracle Linux, addressing potential DoS through PostgreSQL JDBC with CVE-2026-42198.
The following updated rpms for Oracle Linux 10 have been uploaded to the Unbreakable Linux Network:

Summary

[42.7.2-1.2] - Add tests for CVE-2026-42198 [42.7.2-1.1] - Limit SCRAM PBKDF2 iterations to prevent DoS via malicious server - Resolves: RHEL-173479

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Topics Covered

security advisory DoS vulnerability important Oracle PostgreSQL JDBC

SRPMs

http://oss.oracle.com/ol10/SRPMS-updates/postgresql-jdbc-42.7.2-1.el10_2.2.src.rpm

x86_64

postgresql-jdbc-42.7.2-1.el10_2.2.noarch.rpm

aarch64

postgresql-jdbc-42.7.2-1.el10_2.2.noarch.rpm

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Related CVEs: CVE-2026-42198

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security advisory DoS vulnerability important Oracle PostgreSQL JDBC

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