PostgreSQL 10.3, 9.6.8, 9.5.12, 9.4.17, and 9.3.22:
The purpose of this release is to address CVE-2018-1058, which describes how a user can create like-named objects in different schemas that can change the behavior of other users' queries and cause unexpected or malicious behavior, also known as a "trojan-horse" attack. Most of this release centers around added documentation that describes the issue and how to take steps to mitigate the impact on PostgreSQL databases.
Major enhancements in PostgreSQL 10 include:
Logical replication using publish/subscribe
Declarative table partitioning
Improved query parallelism
Significant general performance improvements
Stronger password authentication based on SCRAM-SHA-256
Improved monitoring and control
The above items are explained in more detail in the sections below.
