RHSA-2020:3283 — Security Advisory
Red Hat Security Advisory: postgresql-jdbc security update
Severity
ImportantRed Hat Product Security
Products
Official CSAF product identity
Published · August 4, 2020
Updated · August 5, 2026
Topic
An update for postgresql-jdbc is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.0 Update Services for SAP Solutions.
Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE link(s) in the References section.
Description
PostgreSQL is an advanced object-relational database management system. The postgresql-jdbc package includes the .jar files needed for Java programs to access a PostgreSQL database.
Security Fix(es):
- postgresql-jdbc: XML external entity (XXE) vulnerability in PgSQLXML (CVE-2020-13692)
This update introduces a backwards incompatible change required to resolve this issue. Refer to the Red Hat Knowledgebase article 5266441 linked to in the References section for information on how to re-enable the old insecure behavior.
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.