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SUSE PostgreSQL 16 Key SQL Injection Buffer Overflow Fix 2026-22184-1

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Calendar Grey June 23, 2026
Dist Suse Esm H88
Nine vulnerabilities in postgresql16 addressed with an important security update for SUSE Linux Enterprise Server.
An update that solves nine vulnerabilities, contains one feature and has one fix can now be installed.

Summary

## This update for postgresql16 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-2026-6477: 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).

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Topics Covered

security advisory SQL Injection buffer overflow SuSE important postgresql16

References

* bsc#1263804

* bsc#1265172

* bsc#1265173

* bsc#1265174

* bsc#1265175

* bsc#1265177

* bsc#1265178

* bsc#1265179

* bsc#1265181

* bsc#1265182

* jsc#PED-14824

Cross-

* CVE-2026-6472

* CVE-2026-6473

* CVE-2026-6474

* CVE-2026-6475

* 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

* CVE-2026-6474 ( NVD ): 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-2026:22184-1
Release Date: 2026-06-19T17:04:20Z
Rating: important

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Topics Covered

security advisory SQL Injection buffer overflow SuSE important postgresql16

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