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Oracle Linux 8 : postgresql:16 (ELSA-2025-14899)

high Nessus Plugin ID 258120

Synopsis

The remote Oracle Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The remote Oracle Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ELSA-2025-14899 advisory.

 pgaudit [16.0-1]
 - Update to 16.0
 - Support postgresql 16
 - Initial import for PG 16 module
 - Resolves: RHEL-3636

 pg_repack [1.5.1-1]
 - Update to 1.5.1

 postgres-decoderbufs [2.4.0-1.Final]
 - Initial import for postgresql 16 stream
 - Related: RHEL-3636

 postgresql [16.10-1]
 - Update to 16.10

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Oracle Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2025-14899.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 258120

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2025-14899.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 8/29/2025

Updated: 8/29/2025

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-8715

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:postgresql-contrib, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:postgresql-private-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:postgresql, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:8, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:postgresql-plperl, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:postgresql-test, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:postgresql-static, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:postgresql-server-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:postgresql-upgrade-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:postgresql-private-libs, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:postgresql-plpython3, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:pg_repack, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:pgaudit, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:postgresql-docs, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:postgresql-test-rpm-macros, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:postgresql-upgrade, cpe:/a:oracle:linux:8:10:appstream_base, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:postgres-decoderbufs, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:postgresql-pltcl, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:postgresql-server

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/OracleLinux

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/29/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/14/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-8714, CVE-2025-8715

IAVB: 2025-B-0140