Security update for python

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2024:4165-1
Release Date: 2024-12-04T10:31:15Z
Rating: low
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2024-11168 ( SUSE ): 6.3 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:L/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:N/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
  • CVE-2024-11168 ( SUSE ): 3.7 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
  • CVE-2024-11168 ( NVD ): 6.3 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:L/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:N/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5

An update that solves one vulnerability and has two security fixes can now be installed.

Description:

This update for python fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2024-11168: Fixed improper validation of IPv6 and IPvFuture addresses (bsc#1233307)

Other fixes:
- Add ipaddress module from https://github.com/phihag/ipaddress
- Remove -IVendor/ from python-config (bsc#1231795)
- Stop using %%defattr, it seems to be breaking proper executable
attributes on /usr/bin/ scripts (bsc#1227378).

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:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-LTSS-EXTENDED-SECURITY-2024-4165=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security (x86_64)
    • python-tk-2.7.18-33.38.1
    • python-tk-debuginfo-2.7.18-33.38.1
    • python-base-debuginfo-2.7.18-33.38.1
    • python-debuginfo-2.7.18-33.38.1
    • python-devel-2.7.18-33.38.1
    • python-2.7.18-33.38.1
    • python-gdbm-debuginfo-2.7.18-33.38.1
    • python-base-32bit-2.7.18-33.38.1
    • libpython2_7-1_0-debuginfo-2.7.18-33.38.1
    • python-curses-2.7.18-33.38.1
    • python-gdbm-2.7.18-33.38.1
    • python-32bit-2.7.18-33.38.1
    • libpython2_7-1_0-debuginfo-32bit-2.7.18-33.38.1
    • python-base-2.7.18-33.38.1
    • libpython2_7-1_0-32bit-2.7.18-33.38.1
    • python-xml-2.7.18-33.38.1
    • python-curses-debuginfo-2.7.18-33.38.1
    • python-demo-2.7.18-33.38.1
    • python-xml-debuginfo-2.7.18-33.38.1
    • python-base-debuginfo-32bit-2.7.18-33.38.1
    • python-debugsource-2.7.18-33.38.1
    • python-idle-2.7.18-33.38.1
    • python-base-debugsource-2.7.18-33.38.1
    • libpython2_7-1_0-2.7.18-33.38.1
    • python-debuginfo-32bit-2.7.18-33.38.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security (noarch)
    • python-doc-2.7.18-33.38.1
    • python-doc-pdf-2.7.18-33.38.1

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