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High ALSA-2025:14827 4 CVEs

Important: postgresql:16 security update

Published Aug 28, 2025 · Updated Oct 29, 2026

Ecosystem: AlmaLinux

Summary

PostgreSQL is an advanced object-relational database management system (DBMS).

Security Fix(es):

* postgresql: PostgreSQL executes arbitrary code in restore operation (CVE-2025-8715)
* postgresql: PostgreSQL code execution in restore operation (CVE-2025-8714)

For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Fixed packages 19

ReleasePackageFixed in
AlmaLinux · 9 pg_repack 1.5.1-1.module_el9.6.0+146+c54fdeca
AlmaLinux · 9 pgaudit 16.0-1.module_el9.4.0+66+eb9878bc
AlmaLinux · 9 pgvector 0.6.2-2.module_el9.6.0+167+4e561146
AlmaLinux · 9 postgres-decoderbufs 2.4.0-1.Final.module_el9.4.0+66+eb9878bc
AlmaLinux · 9 postgresql 16.10-1.module_el9.6.0+174+80cb77f0
AlmaLinux · 9 postgresql-contrib 16.10-1.module_el9.6.0+174+80cb77f0
AlmaLinux · 9 postgresql-docs 16.10-1.module_el9.6.0+174+80cb77f0
AlmaLinux · 9 postgresql-plperl 16.10-1.module_el9.6.0+174+80cb77f0
AlmaLinux · 9 postgresql-plpython3 16.10-1.module_el9.6.0+174+80cb77f0
AlmaLinux · 9 postgresql-pltcl 16.10-1.module_el9.6.0+174+80cb77f0
AlmaLinux · 9 postgresql-private-devel 16.10-1.module_el9.6.0+174+80cb77f0
AlmaLinux · 9 postgresql-private-libs 16.10-1.module_el9.6.0+174+80cb77f0
AlmaLinux · 9 postgresql-server 16.10-1.module_el9.6.0+174+80cb77f0
AlmaLinux · 9 postgresql-server-devel 16.10-1.module_el9.6.0+174+80cb77f0
AlmaLinux · 9 postgresql-static 16.10-1.module_el9.6.0+174+80cb77f0
AlmaLinux · 9 postgresql-test 16.10-1.module_el9.6.0+174+80cb77f0
AlmaLinux · 9 postgresql-test-rpm-macros 16.10-1.module_el9.6.0+174+80cb77f0
AlmaLinux · 9 postgresql-upgrade 16.10-1.module_el9.6.0+174+80cb77f0
AlmaLinux · 9 postgresql-upgrade-devel 16.10-1.module_el9.6.0+174+80cb77f0

Vulnerabilities 4

  • High 8.8
    CVE-2025-8714 Public exploit

    PostgreSQL pg_dump lets superuser of origin server execute arbitrary code in psql client

    Untrusted data inclusion in pg_dump in PostgreSQL allows a malicious superuser of the origin server to inject arbitrary code for restore-time execution as the client operating system account running psql to restore the dump, via psql meta-commands. pg_dumpall…

    postgresql-9.3 postgresql15 postgresql-9.5 postgresql-10 Debian Ubuntu Azure Linux Alpine
  • High 8.8
    CVE-2025-8715

    PostgreSQL pg_dump newline in object name executes arbitrary code in psql client and in restore target server

    Improper neutralization of newlines in pg_dump in PostgreSQL allows a user of the origin server to inject arbitrary code for restore-time execution as the client operating system account running psql to restore the dump, via psql meta-commands inside a purpos…

    postgresql-9.3 postgresql15 postgresql-9.5 postgresql-10 Debian Ubuntu Azure Linux Alpine
  • Medium 5.9
    CVE-2025-4207

    PostgreSQL GB18030 encoding validation can read one byte past end of allocation for text that fails validation

    Buffer over-read in PostgreSQL GB18030 encoding validation allows a database input provider to achieve temporary denial of service on platforms where a 1-byte over-read can elicit process termination. This affects the database server and also libpq. Versions …

    rust postgresql-9.3 postgresql15 postgresql-9.5 Debian Ubuntu Azure Linux Alpine Wolfi
  • Low 3.1
    CVE-2025-8713

    PostgreSQL optimizer statistics can expose sampled data within a view, partition, or child table

    PostgreSQL optimizer statistics allow a user to read sampled data within a view that the user cannot access. Separately, statistics allow a user to read sampled data that a row security policy intended to hide. PostgreSQL maintains statistics for tables by sa…

    postgresql-9.3 postgresql15 postgresql-9.5 postgresql-10 Debian Ubuntu Azure Linux Alpine

References

  • report
    https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-8714
  • report
    https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-8715
  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2388551
  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2388553
  • advisory
    https://errata.almalinux.org/9/ALSA-2025-14827.html
  • report
    https://www.redhat.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2025-4207.html
  • report
    https://www.redhat.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2025-8713.html