Security update for python

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2018:3002-1
Rating: moderate
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2018-1000802 ( SUSE ): 5.3 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
  • CVE-2018-1000802 ( NVD ): 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2018-1000802 ( NVD ): 9.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Products:
  • Basesystem Module 15
  • Desktop Applications Module 15
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15

An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

Description:

This update for python fixes the following issue:

  • CVE-2018-1000802: Prevent command injection in shutil module (make_archive function) via passage of unfiltered user input (bsc#1109663)

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
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-2018-2136=1
  • Desktop Applications Module 15
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Desktop-Applications-15-2018-2136=1

Package List:

  • Basesystem Module 15 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • python-gdbm-debuginfo-2.7.14-7.3.1
    • libpython2_7-1_0-debuginfo-2.7.14-7.3.1
    • python-base-debugsource-2.7.14-7.3.1
    • python-gdbm-2.7.14-7.3.1
    • python-curses-2.7.14-7.3.1
    • python-xml-2.7.14-7.3.1
    • python-base-debuginfo-2.7.14-7.3.1
    • python-xml-debuginfo-2.7.14-7.3.1
    • python-base-2.7.14-7.3.1
    • python-debuginfo-2.7.14-7.3.1
    • python-devel-2.7.14-7.3.1
    • python-debugsource-2.7.14-7.3.1
    • python-2.7.14-7.3.1
    • libpython2_7-1_0-2.7.14-7.3.1
    • python-curses-debuginfo-2.7.14-7.3.1
  • Desktop Applications Module 15 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • python-debugsource-2.7.14-7.3.1
    • python-tk-2.7.14-7.3.1
    • python-debuginfo-2.7.14-7.3.1
    • python-tk-debuginfo-2.7.14-7.3.1

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