# ELSA-2020-5401: Security update for 2 packages

ELSA-2020-5401, released December 15, 2020, fixes 2 CVEs across 2 products. None of them is reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/elsa-2020-5401
- Platform: Linux
- Released: Dec 15, 2020
- Priority: High (Closes CVE-2020-25696, high severity)
- CVEs: 2, exploited: 0, on CISA KEV: 0
- Vendor advisory: https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2020-5401.html

## Applies to

| Product | Release | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| [libpq](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/libpq.md) | ol 8 | 0:12.5-1.el8_3 |
| [libpq-devel](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/libpq-devel.md) | ol 8 | 0:12.5-1.el8_3 |

## CVEs this fix closes

| CVE | Priority | Title | CVSS | EPSS | Exploitation |
|---|---|---|---:|---:|---|
| [CVE-2020-25696](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2020-25696.md) | High | postgres-decoderbufs: PostgreSQL is an advanced object-relational database management system (DBMS).  The following packages have been upgr... | 7.5 | 0.0270 |  |
| [CVE-2020-25694](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2020-25694.md) | High | libpq: The libpq package provides the PostgreSQL client library, which allows client programs to connect to PostgreSQL servers | 8.1 | 0.0159 |  |

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