Missing Authorization Affecting postgresql16-docs-debuginfo package, versions <0:16.11-1.amzn2023.0.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.11% (30th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2023-POSTGRESQL16DOCSDEBUGINFO-14431342
  • published17 Dec 2025
  • disclosed13 Nov 2025

Introduced: 13 Nov 2025

CVE-2025-12817  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-862  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2023 postgresql16-docs-debuginfo to version 0:16.11-1.amzn2023.0.1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2023-2025-1314.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream postgresql16-docs-debuginfo package and not the postgresql16-docs-debuginfo package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2023 relevant fixed versions and status.

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 PostgreSQL 18.1, 17.7, 16.11, 15.15, 14.20, and 13.23 are affected.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1