Security update for postgresql12 (important)

An update that fixes three vulnerabilities is now available.

Description:

This update for postgresql12 fixes the following issues:

• Upgrade to version 12.5:
  • CVE-2020-25695, bsc#1178666: Block DECLARE CURSOR … WITH HOLD and
    firing of deferred triggers within index expressions and materialized
    view queries.
  • CVE-2020-25694, bsc#1178667: a) Fix usage of complex connection-string
    parameters in pg_dump, pg_restore, clusterdb, reindexdb, and vacuumdb.
    b) When psql’s \connect command re-uses connection parameters, ensure
    that all non-overridden parameters from a previous connection string
    are re-used.
  • CVE-2020-25696, bsc#1178668: Prevent psql’s \gset command from
    modifying specially-treated variables.
  • Fix recently-added timetz test case so it works when the USA is not
    observing daylight savings time.
  • https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/2111/
  • https://www.postgresql.org/docs/12/release-12-5.html

This update was imported from the SUSE:SLE-15-SP1:Update update project.

Patch Instructions:

To install this openSUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods
like YaST online_update or “zypper patch”.

Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

• openSUSE Leap 15.1:

  zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2020-2029=1