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AWS AmazonRDS high security documentation change

Service: AmazonRDS · 2025-09-28 · Security-related high

File: AmazonRDS/latest/PostgreSQLReleaseNotes/postgresql-versions.md

Summary

Added documentation for PostgreSQL 18.0 preview and multiple R2 releases (17.6-R2, 16.10-R2, 15.14-R2, 14.19-R2, 13.22-R2) with CVE fixes

Security assessment

Explicitly mentions fixes for CVE-2025-8714 and CVE-2025-8715 across multiple PostgreSQL versions, indicating security vulnerability patches.

Diff

diff --git a/AmazonRDS/latest/PostgreSQLReleaseNotes/postgresql-versions.md b/AmazonRDS/latest/PostgreSQLReleaseNotes/postgresql-versions.md
index 22188351f..d05a90347 100644
--- a//AmazonRDS/latest/PostgreSQLReleaseNotes/postgresql-versions.md
+++ b//AmazonRDS/latest/PostgreSQLReleaseNotes/postgresql-versions.md
@@ -50,0 +51,2 @@ To learn more about versioning policy for RDS for PostgreSQL, see [Amazon RDS FA
+  * PostgreSQL version 18.0 in the Amazon RDS Preview environment
+
@@ -61,0 +64,39 @@ To learn more about versioning policy for RDS for PostgreSQL, see [Amazon RDS FA
+### PostgreSQL version 18.0 in the Amazon RDS Preview environment
+
+###### Note
+
+The preview documentation for Amazon RDS PostgreSQL version 18 is subject to change.
+
+PostgreSQL 18 contains many new features and enhancements that can be seen in the following release documentation, [PostgreSQL 18](https://www.postgresql.org/docs/18/release-18.html).
+
+The following extensions were added:
+
+  * pglogical
+
+  * postgis
+
+  * pgrouting
+
+  * h3-pg
+
+
+
+
+This version also includes the following extension changes:
+
+  * The `pg_bigm` extension was updated to version v1.2-20250903
+
+
+
+
+The following extension supported in RDS for PostgreSQL version 17 isn't supported for RDS for PostgreSQL version 18.0 in preview:
+
+  * `pgAudit`
+
+  * `plrust`
+
+
+
+
+For version information on all extensions, see [Extensions supported for RDS for PostgreSQL 18](./postgresql-extensions.html#postgresql-extensions-18x).
+
@@ -350,0 +392,2 @@ For version information on all extensions, see [Extensions supported for RDS for
+  * PostgreSQL version 17.6-R2 on Amazon RDS
+
@@ -377,0 +421,11 @@ For version information on all extensions, see [Extensions supported for RDS for
+### PostgreSQL version 17.6-R2 on Amazon RDS
+
+PostgreSQL version 17.6-R2 is now available on Amazon RDS. This release contains fix for [CVE-2025-8714](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-8714), [CVE-2025-8715](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-8715) for PostgreSQL announced in [PostgreSQL 17.6](https://www.postgresql.org/docs/release/17.6/).
+
+This version also includes the following extension changes:
+
+  * The `pgactive` extension was updated to version 2.1.6.
+
+
+
+
@@ -782,0 +837,2 @@ For version information on all extensions, see [Extensions supported for RDS for
+  * PostgreSQL version 16.10-R2 on Amazon RDS
+
@@ -833,0 +890,11 @@ For version information on all extensions, see [Extensions supported for RDS for
+### PostgreSQL version 16.10-R2 on Amazon RDS
+
+PostgreSQL version 16.10-R2 is now available on Amazon RDS. This release contains fix for [CVE-2025-8714](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-8714), [CVE-2025-8715](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-8715) for PostgreSQL announced in [PostgreSQL 16.10](https://www.postgresql.org/docs/release/16.10/).
+
+This version also includes the following extension changes:
+
+  * The `pgactive` extension was updated to version 2.1.6.
+
+
+
+
@@ -1433,0 +1501,2 @@ For version information on all extensions, see [Extensions supported for RDS for
+  * PostgreSQL version 15.14-R2 on Amazon RDS
+
@@ -1488,0 +1558,11 @@ For version information on all extensions, see [Extensions supported for RDS for
+### PostgreSQL version 15.14-R2 on Amazon RDS
+
+PostgreSQL version 15.14-R2 is now available on Amazon RDS. This release contains fix for [CVE-2025-8714](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-8714), [CVE-2025-8715](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-8715) for PostgreSQL announced in [PostgreSQL 15.14](https://www.postgresql.org/docs/release/15.14/).
+
+This version also includes the following extension changes:
+
+  * The `pgactive` extension was updated to version 2.1.6.
+
+
+
+
@@ -2129,0 +2210,2 @@ For version information on all extensions, see [Extensions supported for RDS for
+  * PostgreSQL version 14.19-R2 on Amazon RDS
+
@@ -2194,0 +2277,11 @@ For version information on all extensions, see [Extensions supported for RDS for
+### PostgreSQL version 14.19-R2 on Amazon RDS
+
+PostgreSQL version 14.19-R2 is now available on Amazon RDS. This release contains fix for [CVE-2025-8714](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-8714), [CVE-2025-8715](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-8715) for PostgreSQL announced in [PostgreSQL 14.19](https://www.postgresql.org/docs/release/14.19/).
+
+This version also includes the following extension changes:
+
+  * The `pgactive` extension was updated to version 2.1.6.
+
+
+
+
@@ -2935,0 +3029,2 @@ For information on all extensions, see [Extensions supported for RDS for Postgre
+  * PostgreSQL version 13.22-R2 on Amazon RDS
+
@@ -3006,0 +3102,11 @@ For information on all extensions, see [Extensions supported for RDS for Postgre
+### PostgreSQL version 13.22-R2 on Amazon RDS
+
+PostgreSQL version 13.22-R2 is now available on Amazon RDS. This release contains fix for [CVE-2025-8714](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-8714), [CVE-2025-8715](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-8715) for PostgreSQL announced in [PostgreSQL 13.22](https://www.postgresql.org/docs/release/13.22/).
+
+This version also includes the following extension changes:
+
+  * The `pgactive` extension was updated to version 2.1.6.
+
+
+
+