RHSA-2026:0835 — Security Advisory
Red Hat Security Advisory: libpq security update
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
Products
Official CSAF product identity
Published · January 20, 2026
Updated · July 8, 2026
Topic
An update for libpq is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Advanced Update Support.
Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Moderate. 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
The libpq package provides the PostgreSQL client library, which allows client programs to connect to PostgreSQL servers.
Security Fix(es):
- postgresql: libpq undersizes allocations, via integer wraparound (CVE-2025-12818)
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.