Security update for python-setuptools

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2020:3566-1
Rating: important
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2019-20916 ( SUSE ): 6.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
  • CVE-2019-20916 ( NVD ): 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Affected Products:
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP2
  • Basesystem 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-setuptools fixes the following issues:

  • Fixed a directory traversal in _download_http_url() (bsc#1176262 CVE-2019-20916)

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-SP1-2020-3566=1
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP2-2020-3566=1
  • Python 2 Module 15-SP1
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Python2-15-SP1-2020-3566=1
  • Python 2 Module 15-SP2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Python2-15-SP2-2020-3566=1

Package List:

  • Basesystem Module 15-SP1 (noarch)
    • python3-setuptools-40.5.0-6.3.1
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP2 (noarch)
    • python3-setuptools-40.5.0-6.3.1
  • Python 2 Module 15-SP1 (noarch)
    • python2-setuptools-40.5.0-6.3.1
  • Python 2 Module 15-SP2 (noarch)
    • python2-setuptools-40.5.0-6.3.1

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