CVE-2025-12817VulnerabilityPublished 8 Jan 2026Updated 8 Oct 2026

SUSE · security update for postgresql

Affects SUSESource GCVE Database

Mentioned vulnerabilities

CVE-2025-12818

Authoritative record:CVE-2025-12817· Low 3.1

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 3.1 Low : upgrade the Red Hat redhat/postgresql package to 9.6.23 when convenient.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 09:15 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score

3.1Low

How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

EPSS: 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 15% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch: Available – fixed in 9.6.23

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Exploitation evidence

Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 13 Nov 2025
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.

Disclosed: The CVE record is public on cve.org. Its publication is t = 0.
Detectable: A public nuclei template can find exposed instances, for defenders and attackers alike.
Weaponised: Public exploit code exists in Metasploit or Exploit-DB, or CISA SSVC reports a public proof of concept.
Exploited in the wild: CISA KEV lists it, CISA SSVC rates exploitation active, or a source reports attacks.
Observed by OffSeq Mirage: OffSeq Mirage honeypot sensors recorded attack traffic for this CVE, or found exposed hosts without attack traffic.

Moments are spaced evenly, not to scale; a dashed line marks a gap of six months or more. Deltas count from t = 0. Sources that give only a date (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, or a time of exactly 00:00Z) read “same day” rather than hours. Metasploit modules carry the flaw’s disclosure date, not their release date, and nuclei templates carry no date, so both appear above but not on the timeline.

What to do

Upgrade the Red Hat redhat/postgresql package to 9.6.23.

Affected software

Product	Affected	Fixed in
Red Hatredhat/postgresql`pkg:rpm/redhat/postgresql`Other threats	Affected <9.6.23 >=9.6	Fixed in 9.6.23

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AI-suggested

A security update for PostgreSQL 15 is available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Extended Update Support. Users should apply this update promptly to remediate the vulnerabilities. Detailed instructions for applying the update are available from Red Hat's advisory and knowledge base articles. No additional mitigation actions are indicated by the vendor.

Description

Two security vulnerabilities have been identified in PostgreSQL affecting Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Extended Update Support. The first vulnerability (CVE-2025-12817) involves the CREATE STATISTICS command not properly checking for schema CREATE privileges. The second vulnerability (CVE-2025-12818) involves libpq undersizing memory allocations due to integer wraparound. Both issues have been addressed in a security update released by Red Hat. The update is rated as having a moderate security impact. Users of affected Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 versions should apply the provided security update to remediate these issues.

Impact

The vulnerabilities could allow unauthorized users to create statistics in schemas without proper privileges (CVE-2025-12817) and cause memory allocation errors in libpq due to integer wraparound (CVE-2025-12818). These issues may lead to privilege escalation or memory corruption respectively. The security impact is rated as moderate by Red Hat. There are no reports of active exploitation in the wild at this time.

Summary

PostgreSQL, an advanced object-relational database management system, has two security flaws addressed in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Extended Update Support. CVE-2025-12817 is a privilege check bypass where the CREATE STATISTICS command does not verify schema CREATE privileges, potentially allowing unauthorized schema statistics creation. CVE-2025-12818 is a memory allocation issue in libpq caused by integer wraparound leading to undersized allocations, which could result in memory corruption or crashes. Red Hat has released a security update for the postgresql:15 module to fix these vulnerabilities. The update is available for multiple architectures and variants of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4. No known exploits in the wild have been reported.

CWE-862Missing Authorization (opens in a new tab)
Class weaknessLikelihood of exploit: HighCWE Top 25 (2025): #4OWASP Top 10 A01:2025: Broken Access Control (opens in a new tab)
The product does not perform an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action.
Architecture and Design
Divide the product into anonymous, normal, privileged, and administrative areas. Reduce the attack surface by carefully mapping roles with data and functionality. Use role-based access control (RBAC) to enforce the roles at the appropriate boundaries.
Architecture and Design
Ensure that access control checks are performed related to the business logic. These checks may be different than the access control checks that are applied to more generic resources such as files, connections, processes, memory, and database records.
Architecture and Design · Libraries or Frameworks
Use a vetted library or framework that does not allow this weakness to occur or provides constructs that make this weakness easier to avoid.
OWASP Cheat Sheets
Authorization (opens in a new tab)
OWASP ASVS 4.0.3
V8.3.8 (opens in a new tab)
V13.4.2 (opens in a new tab)
V7.2.2 (opens in a new tab)
Attack patterns
Exploitation of Thunderbolt Protection Flaws (opens in a new tab)
From MITRE CWE, MITRE CAPEC and OWASP (Top 10, OpenCRE).
CWE-190Integer Overflow or Wraparound (opens in a new tab)
Base weaknessLikelihood of exploit: Medium
The product performs a calculation that can produce an integer overflow or wraparound when the logic assumes that the resulting value will always be larger than the original value. This occurs when an integer value is incremented to a value that is too large to store in the associated representation. When this occurs, the value may become a very small or negative number.
Requirements
Ensure that all protocols are strictly defined, such that all out-of-bounds behavior can be identified simply, and require strict conformance to the protocol.
Requirements · Language Selection
Use a language that does not allow this weakness to occur or provides constructs that make this weakness easier to avoid.
Architecture and Design · Libraries or Frameworks
Use a vetted library or framework that does not allow this weakness to occur or provides constructs that make this weakness easier to avoid.
OWASP Cheat Sheets
XML Security (opens in a new tab)
Mass Assignment (opens in a new tab)
OWASP ASVS 4.0.3
V5.4.3 (opens in a new tab)
V13.3.1 (opens in a new tab)
V5.1.4 (opens in a new tab)
Attack patterns
Forced Integer Overflow (opens in a new tab)
From MITRE CWE, MITRE CAPEC and OWASP (Top 10, OpenCRE).

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Description

AI analysisMachine-generated, updated 8 Oct 2026, 23:04 UTC

WeaknessesCWE-862, CWE-190

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