Security update for python-cffi

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2023:0839-1
Rating: moderate
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2023-23931 ( SUSE ): 4.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
  • CVE-2023-23931 ( NVD ): 4.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
Affected Products:
  • HPE Helion OpenStack 8
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3
  • SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8
  • SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 8

An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

Description:

This update for python-cffi fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2023-23931: Fixed memory corruption due to immutable python object being changed (bsc#1208036).

Bugfixes:

  • Disabled broken tests related to Threads.

Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

  • HPE Helion OpenStack 8
    zypper in -t patch HPE-Helion-OpenStack-8-2023-839=1
  • SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-OpenStack-Cloud-8-2023-839=1
  • SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 8
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-OpenStack-Cloud-Crowbar-8-2023-839=1

Package List:

  • HPE Helion OpenStack 8 (x86_64)
    • python-cffi-debugsource-1.10.0-4.3.1
    • python-cffi-1.10.0-4.3.1
    • python-cffi-debuginfo-1.10.0-4.3.1
  • SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8 (x86_64)
    • python-cffi-debugsource-1.10.0-4.3.1
    • python-cffi-1.10.0-4.3.1
    • python-cffi-debuginfo-1.10.0-4.3.1
  • SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 8 (x86_64)
    • python-cffi-debugsource-1.10.0-4.3.1
    • python-cffi-1.10.0-4.3.1
    • python-cffi-debuginfo-1.10.0-4.3.1

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