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This might\ncrash the server when a formatting template is processed (CVE-2015-0241).\n\nThe pgcrypto module is vulnerable to stack buffer overrun that might crash\nthe server (CVE-2015-0243).\n\nEmil Lenngren reported that an attacker can inject SQL commands when the\nsynchronization between client and server is lost (CVE-2015-0244).\n\nThis update provides PostgreSQL versions 9.3.6, 9.2.10, 9.1.15, and\n9.0.19 that fix these issues, as well as several others.\n","status":"published","published":"2015-02-17T18:38:13Z","modified":"2026-04-16T06:24:07.102006912Z","updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:49:39.488462Z"},{"id":"openSUSE-SU-2024:10256-1","title":"postgresql93-9.3.15-1.1 on GA media","description":"These are all security issues fixed in the postgresql93-9.3.15-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.","status":"published","published":"2024-06-15T00:00:00Z","modified":"2025-05-07T18:08:24.407905Z","updated_at":"2026-11-02T16:58:33.135986Z"}]}}