Security update for python3

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2018:2696-1
Rating: moderate
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2018-1060 ( SUSE ): 3.3 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
  • CVE-2018-1060 ( NVD ): 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2018-1060 ( NVD ): 7.5 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2018-1061 ( SUSE ): 5.5 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2018-1061 ( NVD ): 7.5 CVSS:3.0/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 High Performance Computing 12 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12-SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 ESPOS 12-SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 LTSS 12-SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15

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

Description:

This update for python3 provides the following fixes:

These security issues were fixed:

  • CVE-2018-1061: Prevent catastrophic backtracking in the difflib.IS_LINE_JUNK method. An attacker could have used this flaw to cause denial of service (bsc#1088004).
  • CVE-2018-1060: Prevent catastrophic backtracking in pop3lib's apop() method. An attacker could have used this flaw to cause denial of service (bsc#1088009).

These non-security issues were fixed:

  • Sort files and directories when creating tarfile archives so that they are created in a more predictable way. (bsc#1086001)
  • Add -fwrapv to OPTS (bsc#1107030)

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 for SAP Applications 12 SP2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SAP-12-SP2-2018-2696=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 ESPOS 12-SP2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP2-ESPOS-2018-2696=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 LTSS 12-SP2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP2-2018-2696=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12-SP3
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Live-Patching-12-SP3-2018-2747=1 SUSE-SLE-Live-Patching-12-SP3-2018-2748=1 SUSE-SLE-Live-Patching-12-SP3-2018-2749=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-2018-2768=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2 (x86_64)
    • kgraft-patch-4_4_90-92_50-default-12-2.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 ESPOS 12-SP2 (x86_64)
    • kgraft-patch-4_4_90-92_50-default-12-2.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 LTSS 12-SP2 (x86_64)
    • kgraft-patch-4_4_90-92_50-default-12-2.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12-SP3 (ppc64le x86_64)
    • kgraft-patch-4_4_103-6_38-default-debuginfo-11-2.1
    • kgraft-patch-4_4_92-6_30-default-11-2.1
    • kgraft-patch-4_4_103-6_38-default-11-2.1
    • kgraft-patch-4_4_103-6_33-default-debuginfo-11-2.1
    • kgraft-patch-4_4_103-6_33-default-11-2.1
    • kgraft-patch-4_4_92-6_30-default-debuginfo-11-2.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15 (ppc64le x86_64)
    • kernel-livepatch-4_12_14-23-default-6-16.2
    • kernel-livepatch-SLE15_Update_0-debugsource-6-16.2
    • kernel-livepatch-4_12_14-23-default-debuginfo-6-16.2

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