CVE-2025-12817 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2025-12817: Missing authorization in PostgreSQL CREATE STATISTICS command allows a table owner to achieve denial of service against other CREATE STATISTICS users by creating in any schema. A later CREATE STATISTICS for the same name, from a user having the CREATE privilege, would then fail. Versions before Po

Affects 7 Linux releases across 12 (distro × package) combinations.

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2025-12817 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

postgresql-13→ fixed in13.23-0+deb11u1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y postgresql-13
```

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

postgresql-15→ fixed in15.15-0+deb12u1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y postgresql-15
```

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

postgresql-17→ fixed in17.7-0+deb13u1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y postgresql-17
```

Alpine v3.20

Source: Alpine secdb

postgresql15→ fixed in15.15-r0

apk update && apk add --upgrade postgresql15

postgresql16→ fixed in16.11-r0

apk update && apk add --upgrade postgresql16

Alpine v3.21

Source: Alpine secdb

postgresql16→ fixed in16.11-r0

apk update && apk add --upgrade postgresql16

postgresql17→ fixed in17.7-r0

apk update && apk add --upgrade postgresql17

Alpine edge

Source: Alpine secdb

postgresql17→ fixed in17.7-r0

apk update && apk add --upgrade postgresql17

postgresql18→ fixed in18.1-r0

apk update && apk add --upgrade postgresql18

postgresql16→ fixed in16.11-r0

apk update && apk add --upgrade postgresql16

Alpine v3.19

Source: Alpine secdb

postgresql15→ fixed in15.15-r0

apk update && apk add --upgrade postgresql15

postgresql16→ fixed in16.11-r0

apk update && apk add --upgrade postgresql16

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