SUSE SLES15 Security Update : postgresql16 (SUSE-SU-2026:1942-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 315268

Synopsis

The remote SUSE host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The remote SUSE Linux SLES15 / SLES_SAP15 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2026:1942-1 advisory.

This update for postgresql16 fixes the following issues

Update to version 16.13.

Security issues:

- CVE-2026-6472: ensure the user has CREATE privilege on the schema specified (bsc#1265172).
- CVE-2026-6473: integer overflows in memory-allocation calculations (bsc#1265173).
- CVE-2026-6474: Guard against malicious time zone names (bsc#1265174).
- CVE-2026-6475: Prevent path traversal in pg_basebackup and pg_rewind (bsc#1265175).
- CVE-2026-6477: Mark PQfn() as unsafe, and avoid using it within libpq (bsc#1265177).
- CVE-2026-6478: Use timing-safe string comparisons in authentication code (bsc#1265178).
- CVE-2026-6479: Prevent unbounded recursion while processing startup packets (bsc#1265179).
- CVE-2026-6637: Prevent SQL injection and buffer overruns in contrib/spi (bsc#1265181).
- CVE-2026-6638: Properly quote object names in logical replication origin checks (bsc#1265182).

Non security issue:

- Get rid of update-alternatives for openSUSE/SLE 16.0 and newer to support immutable systems and transactional updates (jsc#PED-14824).
- /usr/bin/pg_config is missing after migrating away from update-alternatives (bsc#1263804).

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE 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.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 315268

File Name: suse_SU-2026-1942-1.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Family: SuSE Local Security Checks

Published: 5/19/2026

Updated: 5/19/2026

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9

Temporal Score: 6.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-6638

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/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:novell:suse_linux:postgresql16, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:postgresql16-server, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:postgresql16-pltcl, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:postgresql16-server-devel, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:postgresql16-plpython, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:postgresql16-plperl, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:postgresql16-docs, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:postgresql16-devel, cpe:/o:novell:suse_linux:15, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:postgresql16-contrib

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/SuSE/release, Host/SuSE/rpm-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/18/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/14/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-6472, CVE-2026-6473, CVE-2026-6474, CVE-2026-6475, CVE-2026-6477, CVE-2026-6478, CVE-2026-6479, CVE-2026-6637, CVE-2026-6638

SuSE: SUSE-SU-2026:1942-1

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