Security update for python39

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2021:2940-1
Rating: important
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2021-29921 ( SUSE ): 8.6 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H
  • CVE-2021-29921 ( NVD ): 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Products:
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP3
  • Development Tools Module 15-SP3
  • openSUSE Leap 15.3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3 Business Critical Linux 15-SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP3
  • SUSE Manager Proxy 4.2
  • SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.2
  • SUSE Manager Server 4.2

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

Description:

This update for python39 fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2021-29921: Fixed improper input validation of octal string IP addresses (bsc#1185706).
  • Use versioned python-Sphinx to avoid dependency on other version of Python (bsc#1183858).
  • Stop providing "python" symbol (bsc#1185588), which means python2 currently.

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:

  • openSUSE Leap 15.3
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-2021-2940=1
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP3
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP3-2021-2940=1
  • Development Tools Module 15-SP3
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Development-Tools-15-SP3-2021-2940=1

Package List:

  • openSUSE Leap 15.3 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64 i586)
    • python39-doc-3.9.6-4.3.1
    • libpython3_9-1_0-debuginfo-3.9.6-4.3.3
    • python39-base-3.9.6-4.3.3
    • libpython3_9-1_0-3.9.6-4.3.3
    • python39-devel-3.9.6-4.3.3
    • python39-dbm-debuginfo-3.9.6-4.3.4
    • python39-core-debugsource-3.9.6-4.3.3
    • python39-dbm-3.9.6-4.3.4
    • python39-curses-debuginfo-3.9.6-4.3.4
    • python39-tk-3.9.6-4.3.4
    • python39-debuginfo-3.9.6-4.3.4
    • python39-debugsource-3.9.6-4.3.4
    • python39-testsuite-debuginfo-3.9.6-4.3.3
    • python39-idle-3.9.6-4.3.4
    • python39-3.9.6-4.3.4
    • python39-base-debuginfo-3.9.6-4.3.3
    • python39-testsuite-3.9.6-4.3.3
    • python39-doc-devhelp-3.9.6-4.3.1
    • python39-curses-3.9.6-4.3.4
    • python39-tools-3.9.6-4.3.3
    • python39-tk-debuginfo-3.9.6-4.3.4
  • openSUSE Leap 15.3 (x86_64)
    • python39-base-32bit-3.9.6-4.3.3
    • python39-32bit-debuginfo-3.9.6-4.3.4
    • python39-32bit-3.9.6-4.3.4
    • python39-base-32bit-debuginfo-3.9.6-4.3.3
    • libpython3_9-1_0-32bit-debuginfo-3.9.6-4.3.3
    • libpython3_9-1_0-32bit-3.9.6-4.3.3
  • openSUSE Leap 15.3 (aarch64_ilp32)
    • libpython3_9-1_0-64bit-debuginfo-3.9.6-4.3.3
    • python39-base-64bit-3.9.6-4.3.3
    • python39-base-64bit-debuginfo-3.9.6-4.3.3
    • python39-64bit-3.9.6-4.3.4
    • python39-64bit-debuginfo-3.9.6-4.3.4
    • libpython3_9-1_0-64bit-3.9.6-4.3.3
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP3 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • python39-base-debuginfo-3.9.6-4.3.3
    • python39-debugsource-3.9.6-4.3.4
    • python39-core-debugsource-3.9.6-4.3.3
    • python39-dbm-3.9.6-4.3.4
    • python39-idle-3.9.6-4.3.4
    • python39-curses-3.9.6-4.3.4
    • python39-curses-debuginfo-3.9.6-4.3.4
    • libpython3_9-1_0-debuginfo-3.9.6-4.3.3
    • python39-tk-3.9.6-4.3.4
    • python39-debuginfo-3.9.6-4.3.4
    • python39-base-3.9.6-4.3.3
    • libpython3_9-1_0-3.9.6-4.3.3
    • python39-devel-3.9.6-4.3.3
    • python39-dbm-debuginfo-3.9.6-4.3.4
    • python39-3.9.6-4.3.4
    • python39-tk-debuginfo-3.9.6-4.3.4
  • Development Tools Module 15-SP3 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • python39-tools-3.9.6-4.3.3
    • python39-core-debugsource-3.9.6-4.3.3

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