VMware Postgres v12.6 Release Notes
This document describes features, fixes, and known issues in VMware Postgres v12.6.1.
Software Component Versions
| VMware Postgres Version | Component | Component Version |
|---|---|---|
| 12.6.1 | PostgreSQL | 12.6 |
| pgBackRest | 2.31 | |
| Patroni | 1.6.5 | |
| psqlODBC | 11.01-0000 | |
| pgjdbc | 42.2.18 | |
| PL/Java | 1.5.7 | |
| PL/R | 8.4.1 | |
| Orafce | 3.13.4 | |
| pg_auto_failover | 1.4.0 | |
| PostGIS with psycopg2 (v2.8.6), geos (v3.8.1), proj (v4.9.3), gdal (v2.4.4) |
2.5.5 |
Features
VMware Postgres 12.6.1 updates the PostgreSQL database version to 12.6. Postgres version 12.6 fixes an important issue:
- CVE-2021-3393: Fix information leakage in constraint-violation error messages
Version 12.6 also includes numerous bug fixes and improvements, as highlighted in E.1.2. Changes.
This VMware Postgres release includes pg_auto_failover 1.4.0, enabling high availability configurations.
Upgrading to VMware Postgres 12.6
See Installing or Upgrading VMware Postgres for information about the RPM package contents and upgrade instructions.
Known Issues and Limitations
- You cannot install VMware Postgres alongside an existing Red Hat Enterprise Linux PostgreSQL installation.
- VMware does not support using the deprecated XML2 module.
- All software components in this release, including the client ODBC and JDBC drivers, are supported only on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) version 7 and CentOS 7 systems.