Security update for python

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2023:0213-1
Rating: important
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2022-45061 ( SUSE ): 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2022-45061 ( 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 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 BCL 12-SP2

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

Description:

This update for python fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2022-45061: Fixed an excessive CPU usage when decoding crafted IDNA domain names (bsc#1205244).

Non-security fixes:

  • Fixed the 2038 bug in the compileall module (bsc#1202666).

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 SP2 BCL 12-SP2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP2-BCL-2023-213=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 BCL 12-SP2 (x86_64)
    • python-xml-debuginfo-2.7.18-28.93.1
    • python-gdbm-2.7.18-28.93.1
    • python-debuginfo-32bit-2.7.18-28.93.1
    • python-demo-2.7.18-28.93.1
    • python-base-2.7.18-28.93.1
    • python-idle-2.7.18-28.93.1
    • python-tk-debuginfo-2.7.18-28.93.1
    • libpython2_7-1_0-32bit-2.7.18-28.93.1
    • python-curses-2.7.18-28.93.1
    • libpython2_7-1_0-2.7.18-28.93.1
    • python-xml-2.7.18-28.93.1
    • python-tk-2.7.18-28.93.1
    • python-debuginfo-2.7.18-28.93.1
    • python-2.7.18-28.93.1
    • python-debugsource-2.7.18-28.93.1
    • python-base-debuginfo-32bit-2.7.18-28.93.1
    • python-32bit-2.7.18-28.93.1
    • libpython2_7-1_0-debuginfo-32bit-2.7.18-28.93.1
    • python-base-32bit-2.7.18-28.93.1
    • libpython2_7-1_0-debuginfo-2.7.18-28.93.1
    • python-base-debugsource-2.7.18-28.93.1
    • python-gdbm-debuginfo-2.7.18-28.93.1
    • python-base-debuginfo-2.7.18-28.93.1
    • python-curses-debuginfo-2.7.18-28.93.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 BCL 12-SP2 (noarch)
    • python-doc-2.7.18-28.93.1
    • python-doc-pdf-2.7.18-28.93.1

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