Security update for python36

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2024:3293-1
Rating: important
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2024-6923 ( SUSE ): 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
  • CVE-2024-7592 ( SUSE ): 2.6 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
  • CVE-2024-7592 ( NVD ): 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP5

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

Description:

This update for python36 fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2024-7592: quadratic complexity when parsing cookies with backslashes. (bsc#1229596)
  • CVE-2024-6923: email header injection due to unquoted newlines. (bsc#1228780)

Bug fixes:

  • Set variable %{profileopt} according to the variable %{do_profiling}. (bsc#1227999)
  • Stop using %%defattr, as it seems to be breaking proper executable attributes on /usr/bin/ scripts. (bsc#1227378)
  • Remove %suse_update_desktop_file macro, as it is not useful any more.

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 Software Development Kit 12 SP5
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-SP5-2024-3293=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-2024-3293=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-2024-3293=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-2024-3293=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • python36-devel-3.6.15-61.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5 (aarch64 x86_64)
    • python36-base-debuginfo-3.6.15-61.1
    • python36-debugsource-3.6.15-61.1
    • python36-3.6.15-61.1
    • libpython3_6m1_0-debuginfo-3.6.15-61.1
    • python36-base-3.6.15-61.1
    • libpython3_6m1_0-3.6.15-61.1
    • python36-debuginfo-3.6.15-61.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5 (x86_64)
    • libpython3_6m1_0-debuginfo-32bit-3.6.15-61.1
    • libpython3_6m1_0-32bit-3.6.15-61.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • python36-base-debuginfo-3.6.15-61.1
    • python36-debugsource-3.6.15-61.1
    • python36-3.6.15-61.1
    • libpython3_6m1_0-debuginfo-3.6.15-61.1
    • python36-base-3.6.15-61.1
    • libpython3_6m1_0-3.6.15-61.1
    • python36-debuginfo-3.6.15-61.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 (s390x x86_64)
    • libpython3_6m1_0-debuginfo-32bit-3.6.15-61.1
    • libpython3_6m1_0-32bit-3.6.15-61.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 (ppc64le x86_64)
    • python36-base-debuginfo-3.6.15-61.1
    • python36-debugsource-3.6.15-61.1
    • python36-3.6.15-61.1
    • libpython3_6m1_0-debuginfo-3.6.15-61.1
    • python36-base-3.6.15-61.1
    • libpython3_6m1_0-3.6.15-61.1
    • python36-debuginfo-3.6.15-61.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 (x86_64)
    • libpython3_6m1_0-debuginfo-32bit-3.6.15-61.1
    • libpython3_6m1_0-32bit-3.6.15-61.1

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