openSUSE postgresql17 Critical Security Update Advisory 2026-2303-1
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June 8, 2026
An update that solves 10 vulnerabilities, contains one feature and has two security fixes can now be installed.
Summary
## 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).
Topics Covered
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
Cross-
* CVE-2026-6472
* CVE-2026-6473
* CVE-2026-6474
* CVE-2026-6475
* CVE-2026-6476
* CVE-2026-6477
* CVE-2026-6478
* CVE-2026-6479
* CVE-2026-6637
* CVE-2026-6638
CVSS scores:
* CVE-2026-6472 ( SUSE ): 5.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
* CVE-2026-6472 ( NVD ): 5.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
* CVE-2026-6473 ( SUSE ): 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
* CVE-2026-6473 ( NVD ): 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
* CVE-2026-6474 ( SUSE ): 4.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:2303-1
Release Date: 2026-06-08T15:27:52Z
Rating: important
Topics Covered
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