Red Hat Security Advisory: postgresql security update
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.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This advisory addresses three related vulnerabilities in PostgreSQL (CVE-2025-8713, CVE-2025-8714, CVE-2025-8715) that enable code execution during database restore operations. These vulnerabilities could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code if they can influence the restore process. Red Hat has released updated PostgreSQL packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Update Services for SAP Solutions to fix these issues. The advisory references bugzilla entries BZ-2388551 and BZ-2388553 for the fixes related to CVE-2025-8715 and CVE-2025-8714 respectively. No CVSS score is provided in the advisory, but the severity is rated as Important by Red Hat Product Security.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on affected systems during PostgreSQL restore operations. This could lead to full compromise of the database server and potentially the underlying host system. The advisory does not report any known exploits in the wild at the time of publication.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated PostgreSQL packages that address these vulnerabilities. Users of affected Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Update Services for SAP Solutions should apply the security update promptly by following the instructions in the Red Hat advisory (RHSA-2025:14869) and the referenced article https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. No additional mitigations are specified or required beyond applying the official update.
Red Hat Security Advisory: postgresql security update
Description
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.
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Technical Analysis
This advisory addresses three related vulnerabilities in PostgreSQL (CVE-2025-8713, CVE-2025-8714, CVE-2025-8715) that enable code execution during database restore operations. These vulnerabilities could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code if they can influence the restore process. Red Hat has released updated PostgreSQL packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Update Services for SAP Solutions to fix these issues. The advisory references bugzilla entries BZ-2388551 and BZ-2388553 for the fixes related to CVE-2025-8715 and CVE-2025-8714 respectively. No CVSS score is provided in the advisory, but the severity is rated as Important by Red Hat Product Security.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on affected systems during PostgreSQL restore operations. This could lead to full compromise of the database server and potentially the underlying host system. The advisory does not report any known exploits in the wild at the time of publication.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated PostgreSQL packages that address these vulnerabilities. Users of affected Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Update Services for SAP Solutions should apply the security update promptly by following the instructions in the Red Hat advisory (RHSA-2025:14869) and the referenced article https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. No additional mitigations are specified or required beyond applying the official update.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Csaf Category
- csaf_security_advisory
- Csaf Version
- 2.0
- Publisher
- Red Hat Product Security
- Advisory Id
- RHSA-2025:14869
- Cve Count
- 3
- Additional Cves
- ["CVE-2025-8714","CVE-2025-8715"]
Threat ID: 6a3cc29c4853345fc16d323a
Added to database: 06/25/2026, 05:54:36 UTC
Last enriched: 07/12/2026, 10:23:56 UTC
Last updated: 09/10/2026, 19:24:58 UTC
Views: 168
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