Ubuntu 24.10: 7520-1 critical: PostgreSQL denial of service risk

ubuntu

May 20, 2025

PostgreSQL could be made to crash if it received specially crafted network traffic.

Summary

PostgreSQL could be made to crash if it received specially crafted network

traffic.

Software Description:

- postgresql-16: Object-relational SQL database

- postgresql-14: Object-relational SQL database

- postgresql-12: Object-relational SQL database

Details:

It was discovered that PostgreSQL incorrectly handled the GB18030 encoding.

An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause PostgreSQL to crash,

resulting in a denial of service.

Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service software update Ubuntu network traffic PostgreSQL

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 24.10
   postgresql-16                   16.9-0ubuntu0.24.10.1
   postgresql-client-16            16.9-0ubuntu0.24.10.1

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
   postgresql-16                   16.9-0ubuntu0.24.04.1
   postgresql-client-16            16.9-0ubuntu0.24.04.1

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
   postgresql-14                   14.18-0ubuntu0.22.04.1
   postgresql-client-14            14.18-0ubuntu0.22.04.1

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
   postgresql-12                   12.22-0ubuntu0.20.04.4
   postgresql-client-12            12.22-0ubuntu0.20.04.4

This update uses a new upstream release, which includes additional bug
fixes. After a standard system update you need to restart PostgreSQL to
make all the necessary changes.