Greenplum DB: Oracle Security Alert Advisory - CVE-2025-61882

Products

• VMware Tanzu Greenplum
• VMware Tanzu Greenplum / Gemfire

Issue/Introduction

The Oracle Security Alert Advisory CVE-2025-61882 is a critical vulnerability affecting Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS). Based on the nature of the vulnerability, there is no direct impact on the Greenplum Database product itself, as Greenplum is an MPP database built on PostgreSQL and does not use the Oracle E-Business Suite components.

Environment

Greenplum DB: 6.x, 7.x

Cause

The Oracle Security Alert Advisory CVE-2025-61882 describes a critical, unauthenticated Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability in the Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS). This vulnerability does not affect the Greenplum Database product directly. The advisory is provided for customers whose Greenplum deployments interact with or are part of an ecosystem that includes Oracle E-Business Suite.

Resolution

1. Immediate Remediation (Oracle EBS)

This is the most critical step to remove the root source of the threat.

Apply the patch immediately: Refer to the Oracle Security Alert Advisory - CVE-2025-61882 for the specific patch updates for Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS) versions 12.2.3 through 12.2.14.

Prerequisite: Ensure the October 2023 Critical Patch Update is installed before applying the CVE-2025-61882 patch.

2. Security and Hardening

Network Isolation: Ensure your Oracle E-Business Suite application servers, particularly the BI Publisher/Concurrent Processing components, are not exposed to the public internet. Use firewalls, network segmentation, or VPNs to restrict access to trusted networks only.'

Threat Hunting: Review published Indicators of Compromise (IOCs) in the Oracle advisory and related security reports. Hunt for signs of compromise on your Oracle EBS hosts and associated network traffic.

 

3. Data Integrity and Monitoring

 

• Audit ETL Data: If a compromise is suspected, audit the data pipelines (ETL/ELT) that ingest data from the Oracle EBS system into Greenplum to ensure data integrity and confidentiality have not been affected.

• Monitor Greenplum Access: While the Greenplum database isn't directly exploitable by this CVE, ensure you are continuously monitoring all connections, especially those originating from your Oracle EBS hosts, for any unusual or unauthorized activity.