PG-2109 - Update RN with Hotfix Important Note (17) (#906)

This PR updates the 17.7.1 release note with a hotfix for an issue found in a prior release.

Author: Andriciuc

docs/release-notes/release-notes-v17.7.1.md

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 This release of Percona Distribution for PostgreSQL is based on Percona Server for PostgreSQL 17.7.1 - a binary compatible, open source drop in replacement of [PostgreSQL Community 17.7 :octicons-link-external-16:](https://www.postgresql.org/docs/17/release-17-7.html).
 
+!!! important PostgreSQL RPMs rebuilt to disable debug assertions
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+    The Percona Server for PostgreSQL (PSP) and Percona Distribution for PostgreSQL (PPG) RPM packages for **PostgreSQL versions 13 through 18 released as part of the Q3 and Q4 quarterly release** were built with debug assertions enabled (`--enable-cassert`).
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+    If you installed or updated PostgreSQL RPMs within the last four months, you may suffer performance degradation: 18.1, 17.6, 17.7, 16.10, 16.11, 15.14, 15.15, 14.19, 14.20, 13.22, 13.23.
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+    These packages have been rebuilt, and all users running RPM-based installations of the affected releases are **strongly advised** to update to the latest available packages.
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+    To verify, run `pg_config --configure`. If the output includes `--enable-cassert`, then your installation is affected.
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 ## Release Highlights
 
 ### `pg_tde` is now a standalone package