========================================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7908-1 December 03, 2025
postgresql-14, postgresql-16, postgresql-17 vulnerabilities ========================================================================== A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 25.10 - Ubuntu 25.04 - Ubuntu 24.04 LTS - Ubuntu 22.04 LTS Summary: Several security issues were fixed in PostgreSQL. Software Description: - postgresql-17: Object-relational SQL database - postgresql-16: Object-relational SQL database - postgresql-14: Object-relational SQL database Details: Jelte Fennema-Nio discovered that the PostgreSQL CREATE STATISTICS command did not correctly check for schema CREATE privileges. An authenticated attacker could possibly use this issue to create a denial of service against other CREATE STATISTICS users. (CVE-2025-12817) Aleksey Solovev discovered that the PostgreSQL libpq client library incorrectly handled certain memory operations. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause libpq to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2025-12818) Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 25.10 postgresql-17 17.7-0ubuntu0.25.10.1 Ubuntu 25.04 postgresql-17 17.7-0ubuntu0.25.04.1 Ubuntu 24.04 LTS postgresql-16 16.11-0ubuntu0.24.04.1 Ubuntu 22.04 LTS postgresql-14 14.20-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 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. References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7908-1 CVE-2025-12817, CVE-2025-12818 Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/postgresql-17/17.7-0ubuntu0.25.10.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/postgresql-17/17.7-0ubuntu0.25.04.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/postgresql-16/16.11-0ubuntu0.24.04.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/postgresql-14/14.20-0ubuntu0.22.04.1
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