Security update for python

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2020:3115-1
Rating: moderate
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Cross-References:
CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2020-26116 ( SUSE ): 6.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N
  • CVE-2020-26116 ( NVD ): 7.2 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Affected Products:
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP2
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP1
  • Desktop Applications Module 15-SP2
  • Desktop Applications Module 15-SP1
  • Python 2 Module 15-SP2
  • Python 2 Module 15-SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1 Business Critical Linux 15-SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2 Business Critical Linux 15-SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP2
  • SUSE Manager Proxy 4.0
  • SUSE Manager Proxy 4.1
  • SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.0
  • SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.1
  • SUSE Manager Server 4.0
  • SUSE Manager Server 4.1

An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

Description:

This update for python fixes the following issues:

  • bsc#1177211 (CVE-2020-26116) no longer allowing special characters in the method parameter of HTTPConnection.putrequest in httplib, stopping injection of headers.

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:

  • Basesystem Module 15-SP1
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP1-2020-3115=1
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP2-2020-3115=1
  • Desktop Applications Module 15-SP1
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Desktop-Applications-15-SP1-2020-3115=1
  • Desktop Applications Module 15-SP2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Desktop-Applications-15-SP2-2020-3115=1
  • Python 2 Module 15-SP1
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Python2-15-SP1-2020-3115=1
  • Python 2 Module 15-SP2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Python2-15-SP2-2020-3115=1

Package List:

  • Basesystem Module 15-SP1 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • python-base-debugsource-2.7.17-7.44.2
    • python-base-2.7.17-7.44.2
    • libpython2_7-1_0-debuginfo-2.7.17-7.44.2
    • python-debugsource-2.7.17-7.44.4
    • python-debuginfo-2.7.17-7.44.4
    • python-base-debuginfo-2.7.17-7.44.2
    • python-2.7.17-7.44.4
    • libpython2_7-1_0-2.7.17-7.44.2
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP2 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • python-base-debugsource-2.7.17-7.44.2
    • python-base-2.7.17-7.44.2
    • libpython2_7-1_0-debuginfo-2.7.17-7.44.2
    • python-debugsource-2.7.17-7.44.4
    • python-debuginfo-2.7.17-7.44.4
    • python-base-debuginfo-2.7.17-7.44.2
    • python-2.7.17-7.44.4
    • libpython2_7-1_0-2.7.17-7.44.2
  • Desktop Applications Module 15-SP1 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • python-tk-debuginfo-2.7.17-7.44.4
    • python-debugsource-2.7.17-7.44.4
    • python-debuginfo-2.7.17-7.44.4
    • python-tk-2.7.17-7.44.4
  • Desktop Applications Module 15-SP2 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • python-tk-debuginfo-2.7.17-7.44.4
    • python-debugsource-2.7.17-7.44.4
    • python-debuginfo-2.7.17-7.44.4
    • python-tk-2.7.17-7.44.4
  • Python 2 Module 15-SP1 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • python-curses-2.7.17-7.44.4
    • python-base-debugsource-2.7.17-7.44.2
    • python-devel-2.7.17-7.44.2
    • python-xml-debuginfo-2.7.17-7.44.2
    • python-gdbm-2.7.17-7.44.4
    • python-debugsource-2.7.17-7.44.4
    • python-gdbm-debuginfo-2.7.17-7.44.4
    • python-debuginfo-2.7.17-7.44.4
    • python-base-debuginfo-2.7.17-7.44.2
    • python-xml-2.7.17-7.44.2
    • python-curses-debuginfo-2.7.17-7.44.4
  • Python 2 Module 15-SP2 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • python-curses-2.7.17-7.44.4
    • python-base-debugsource-2.7.17-7.44.2
    • python-devel-2.7.17-7.44.2
    • python-xml-debuginfo-2.7.17-7.44.2
    • python-gdbm-2.7.17-7.44.4
    • python-debugsource-2.7.17-7.44.4
    • python-gdbm-debuginfo-2.7.17-7.44.4
    • python-debuginfo-2.7.17-7.44.4
    • python-base-debuginfo-2.7.17-7.44.2
    • python-xml-2.7.17-7.44.2
    • python-curses-debuginfo-2.7.17-7.44.4

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