Security update for postgresql94

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2016:0482-1
Rating: moderate
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Affected Products:
  • SLES for SAP Applications 11-SP3
  • SLES for SAP Applications 11-SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for VMware 11-SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4
  • SUSE Manager Server 2.1

An update that solves two vulnerabilities can now be installed.

Description:

This update of postgresql94 to 9.4.5 fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2015-5289: json or jsonb input values constructed from arbitrary user input could have crashed the PostgreSQL server and caused a denial of service (bsc#949670)
  • CVE-2015-5288: crypt() (pgCrypto extension) couldi potentially be exploited to read a few additional bytes of memory (bsc#949669)

Also contains all changes and bugfixes in the upstream 9.4.5 release: http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-9-4-5.html

Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3
    zypper in -t patch sledsp3-postgreqsql94-20160120-12409=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP4
    zypper in -t patch sledsp4-postgreqsql94-20160120-12409=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for VMware 11-SP3
    zypper in -t patch slessp3-postgreqsql94-20160120-12409=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3
    zypper in -t patch slessp3-postgreqsql94-20160120-12409=1
  • SLES for SAP Applications 11-SP3
    zypper in -t patch slessp3-postgreqsql94-20160120-12409=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP3
    zypper in -t patch sdksp3-postgreqsql94-20160120-12409=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4
    zypper in -t patch sdksp4-postgreqsql94-20160120-12409=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4
    zypper in -t patch slessp4-postgreqsql94-20160120-12409=1
  • SLES for SAP Applications 11-SP4
    zypper in -t patch slessp4-postgreqsql94-20160120-12409=1
  • SUSE Manager Server 2.1
    zypper in -t patch sleman21-postgreqsql94-20160120-12409=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3 (x86_64 i586)
    • libecpg6-9.4.5-0.8.3
    • libpq5-9.4.5-0.8.3
    • postgresql94-9.4.5-0.8.3
    • postgresql94-docs-9.4.5-0.8.3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3 (x86_64)
    • libpq5-32bit-9.4.5-0.8.3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP4 (x86_64 i586)
    • libecpg6-9.4.5-0.8.3
    • libpq5-9.4.5-0.8.3
    • postgresql94-9.4.5-0.8.3
    • postgresql94-docs-9.4.5-0.8.3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP4 (x86_64)
    • libpq5-32bit-9.4.5-0.8.3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for VMware 11-SP3 (x86_64 i586)
    • postgresql94-server-9.4.5-0.8.3
    • postgresql94-9.4.5-0.8.3
    • libecpg6-9.4.5-0.8.3
    • postgresql94-contrib-9.4.5-0.8.3
    • libpq5-9.4.5-0.8.3
    • postgresql94-docs-9.4.5-0.8.3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for VMware 11-SP3 (x86_64)
    • libpq5-32bit-9.4.5-0.8.3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 (s390x x86_64 i586 ppc64 ia64)
    • postgresql94-server-9.4.5-0.8.3
    • postgresql94-9.4.5-0.8.3
    • libecpg6-9.4.5-0.8.3
    • postgresql94-contrib-9.4.5-0.8.3
    • libpq5-9.4.5-0.8.3
    • postgresql94-docs-9.4.5-0.8.3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 (ppc64 s390x x86_64)
    • libpq5-32bit-9.4.5-0.8.3
  • SLES for SAP Applications 11-SP3 (x86_64)
    • postgresql94-server-9.4.5-0.8.3
    • postgresql94-9.4.5-0.8.3
    • libpq5-32bit-9.4.5-0.8.3
    • libecpg6-9.4.5-0.8.3
    • postgresql94-contrib-9.4.5-0.8.3
    • libpq5-9.4.5-0.8.3
    • postgresql94-docs-9.4.5-0.8.3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP3 (s390x x86_64 i586 ppc64 ia64)
    • postgresql94-devel-9.4.5-0.8.3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4 (s390x x86_64 i586 ppc64 ia64)
    • postgresql94-devel-9.4.5-0.8.3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 (s390x x86_64 i586 ppc64 ia64)
    • postgresql94-server-9.4.5-0.8.3
    • postgresql94-9.4.5-0.8.3
    • libecpg6-9.4.5-0.8.3
    • postgresql94-contrib-9.4.5-0.8.3
    • libpq5-9.4.5-0.8.3
    • postgresql94-docs-9.4.5-0.8.3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 (ppc64 s390x x86_64)
    • libpq5-32bit-9.4.5-0.8.3
  • SLES for SAP Applications 11-SP4 (ppc64 x86_64)
    • postgresql94-server-9.4.5-0.8.3
    • postgresql94-9.4.5-0.8.3
    • libpq5-32bit-9.4.5-0.8.3
    • libecpg6-9.4.5-0.8.3
    • postgresql94-contrib-9.4.5-0.8.3
    • libpq5-9.4.5-0.8.3
    • postgresql94-docs-9.4.5-0.8.3
  • SUSE Manager Server 2.1 (s390x x86_64)
    • postgresql94-pltcl-9.4.5-0.8.3

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