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openSUSE PostgreSQL 17 Important Security Fix Advisory 2026-1943-1

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Calendar Grey May 18, 2026
Dist Opensuse Esm H88
Important security update for openSUSE PostgreSQL 17 fixing 10 issues. Install now to enhance security.
An update that solves 10 vulnerabilities, contains one feature and has two security fixes can now be installed.

Description

This update for postgresql17 fixes the following issues

Update to version 17.10.

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

(bsc#1265181).

* CVE-2026-6638: Properly quote object names in logical...

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Topics Covered

security advisory buffer overflow security fix important OpenSUSE postgresql17

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-2026-1943=1

* Server Applications Module 15-SP7

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Server-Applications-15-SP7-2026-1943=1

* Basesystem Module 15-SP7

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP7-2026-1943=1

* SUSE Package Hub 15 15-SP7

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Packagehub-Subpackages-15-SP7-2026-1943=1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6 LTSS

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES-15-SP6-LTSS-2026-1943=1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES_SAP-15-SP6-2026-1943=1

Package List

* openSUSE Leap 15.6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64 i586)

* postgresql17-debugsource-17.10-150600.13.27.1

* postgresql17-contrib-17.10-150600.13.27.1

* postgresql17-pltcl-17.10-150600.13.27.1

* postgresql17-test-17.10-150600.13.27.1

* postgresql17-llvmjit-devel-17.10-150600.13.27.1

* postgresql17-plpython-17.10-150600.13.27.1

* postgresql17-plperl-17.10-150600.13.27.1

* postgresql17-server-17.10-150600.13.27.1

* postgresql17-server-devel-debuginfo-17.10-150600.13.27.1

* postgresql17-server-devel-17.10-150600.13.27.1

* postgresql17-llvmjit-debuginfo-17.10-150600.13.27.1

* postgresql17-debuginfo-17.10-150600.13.27.1

* postgresql17-plpython-debuginfo-17.10-150600.13.27.1

* postgresql17-server-debuginfo-17.10-150600.13.27.1

* postgresql17-pltcl-debuginfo-17.10-150600.13.27.1

* postgresql17-17.10-150600.13.27.1

* postgresql17-contrib-debuginfo-17.10-150600.13.27.1

* postgresql17-devel-debuginfo-17.10-150600.13.27.1

* postgresql17-llvmjit-17.10-150600.13.27.1

* postgresql17-plperl-debuginfo-17.10-150600.13.27.1

*...

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References

* bsc#1245875

* bsc#1263804

* bsc#1265172

* bsc#1265173

* bsc#1265174

* bsc#1265175

* bsc#1265176

* bsc#1265177

* bsc#1265178

* bsc#1265179

* bsc#1265181

* bsc#1265182

* jsc#PED-14825

## 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-2026-6637.html

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-6638.html

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1245875

* 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

*...

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Severity
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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:1943-1
Release Date: 2026-05-18T07:46:58Z
Affected Products: * Basesystem Module 15-SP7 * openSUSE Leap 15.6 * Server Applications Module 15-SP7 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP7 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP7 * 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 * SUSE Package Hub 15 15-SP7

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Topics Covered

security advisory buffer overflow security fix important OpenSUSE postgresql17

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