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High ALSA-2025:14899 3 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 18

ReleasePackageFixed in
AlmaLinux · 8 pg_repack 1.5.1-1.module_el8.10.0+3930+ecf33554
AlmaLinux · 8 pgaudit 16.0-1.module_el8.10.0+3798+606ebb9f
AlmaLinux · 8 postgres-decoderbufs 2.4.0-1.Final.module_el8.10.0+3798+606ebb9f
AlmaLinux · 8 postgresql 16.10-1.module_el8.10.0+4038+0fbad93c
AlmaLinux · 8 postgresql-contrib 16.10-1.module_el8.10.0+4038+0fbad93c
AlmaLinux · 8 postgresql-docs 16.10-1.module_el8.10.0+4038+0fbad93c
AlmaLinux · 8 postgresql-plperl 16.10-1.module_el8.10.0+4038+0fbad93c
AlmaLinux · 8 postgresql-plpython3 16.10-1.module_el8.10.0+4038+0fbad93c
AlmaLinux · 8 postgresql-pltcl 16.10-1.module_el8.10.0+4038+0fbad93c
AlmaLinux · 8 postgresql-private-devel 16.10-1.module_el8.10.0+4038+0fbad93c
AlmaLinux · 8 postgresql-private-libs 16.10-1.module_el8.10.0+4038+0fbad93c
AlmaLinux · 8 postgresql-server 16.10-1.module_el8.10.0+4038+0fbad93c
AlmaLinux · 8 postgresql-server-devel 16.10-1.module_el8.10.0+4038+0fbad93c
AlmaLinux · 8 postgresql-static 16.10-1.module_el8.10.0+4038+0fbad93c
AlmaLinux · 8 postgresql-test 16.10-1.module_el8.10.0+4038+0fbad93c
AlmaLinux · 8 postgresql-test-rpm-macros 16.10-1.module_el8.10.0+4038+0fbad93c
AlmaLinux · 8 postgresql-upgrade 16.10-1.module_el8.10.0+4038+0fbad93c
AlmaLinux · 8 postgresql-upgrade-devel 16.10-1.module_el8.10.0+4038+0fbad93c

Vulnerabilities 3

  • 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

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/8/ALSA-2025-14899.html
  • report
    https://www.redhat.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2025-4207.html