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High RLSA-2025:14899 2 CVEs

Important: postgresql:16 security update

Published Sep 8, 2025 · Updated Sep 8, 2025

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 6

ReleasePackageFixed in
Rocky Linux · 8 pg_repack 0:1.5.1-1.module+el8.10.0+1900+d7340343
Rocky Linux · 8 pgaudit 0:16.0-1.module+el8.10.0+1622+bd25b19c
Rocky Linux · 8 pgaudit 0:16.0-1.module+el8.10.0+1858+fcc46a79
Rocky Linux · 8 postgres-decoderbufs 0:2.4.0-1.Final.module+el8.10.0+1622+bd25b19c
Rocky Linux · 8 postgres-decoderbufs 0:2.4.0-1.Final.module+el8.10.0+1858+fcc46a79
Rocky Linux · 8 postgresql 0:16.10-1.module+el8.10.0+2056+3327f2bc

Vulnerabilities 2

  • 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…

  • High 8.8

    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…

References

  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2388551
  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2388553