Upstream information

CVE-2008-1721 at MITRE

Description

Integer signedness error in the zlib extension module in Python 2.5.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a negative signed integer, which triggers insufficient memory allocation and a buffer overflow.

SUSE information

Overall state of this security issue: Resolved

This issue is currently rated as having important severity.

CVSS v2 Scores
  National Vulnerability Database
Base Score 7.5
Vector AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
SUSE Bugzilla entry: 379044 [RESOLVED / DUPLICATE]

SUSE Security Advisories:

List of released packages

Product(s) Fixed package version(s) References
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP1
  • libpython2_7-1_0 >= 2.7.17-7.32.1
  • python >= 2.7.17-7.32.2
  • python-base >= 2.7.17-7.32.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP1-2020-234
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15
  • libpython2_7-1_0 >= 2.7.17-7.32.1
  • python >= 2.7.17-7.32.2
  • python-base >= 2.7.17-7.32.1
  • python-curses >= 2.7.17-7.32.2
  • python-devel >= 2.7.17-7.32.1
  • python-gdbm >= 2.7.17-7.32.2
  • python-xml >= 2.7.17-7.32.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-2020-234
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP1
  • python-tk >= 2.7.17-7.32.2
 Patchnames:
SUSE-SLE-Module-Desktop-Applications-15-SP1-2020-234
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15
  • python-tk >= 2.7.17-7.32.2
 Patchnames:
SUSE-SLE-Module-Desktop-Applications-15-2020-234
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Open Buildservice Development Tools 15 SP1
  • libpython2_7-1_0-32bit >= 2.7.17-7.32.1
  • python-32bit >= 2.7.17-7.32.2
  • python-base-32bit >= 2.7.17-7.32.1
  • python-demo >= 2.7.17-7.32.2
  • python-doc >= 2.7.17-7.32.2
  • python-doc-pdf >= 2.7.17-7.32.2
  • python-idle >= 2.7.17-7.32.2
 Patchnames:
SUSE-SLE-Module-Development-Tools-OBS-15-SP1-2020-234
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Open Buildservice Development Tools 15
  • python-demo >= 2.7.17-7.32.2
  • python-doc >= 2.7.17-7.32.2
  • python-doc-pdf >= 2.7.17-7.32.2
  • python-idle >= 2.7.17-7.32.2
 Patchnames:
SUSE-SLE-Module-Development-Tools-OBS-15-2020-234
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Python 2 15 SP1
  • python-curses >= 2.7.17-7.32.2
  • python-devel >= 2.7.17-7.32.1
  • python-gdbm >= 2.7.17-7.32.2
  • python-xml >= 2.7.17-7.32.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE-SLE-Module-Python2-15-SP1-2020-234
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1
  • python >= 2.6.0-8.9.28
  • python-32bit >= 2.6.0-8.9.28
  • python-curses >= 2.6.0-8.9.28
  • python-demo >= 2.6.0-8.9.28
  • python-gdbm >= 2.6.0-8.9.28
  • python-idle >= 2.6.0-8.9.28
  • python-tk >= 2.6.0-8.9.28
  • python-x86 >= 2.6.0-8.9.28
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2
  • python >= 2.6.0-8.12.2
  • python-32bit >= 2.6.0-8.12.2
  • python-curses >= 2.6.0-8.12.2
  • python-demo >= 2.6.0-8.12.2
  • python-gdbm >= 2.6.0-8.12.2
  • python-idle >= 2.6.0-8.12.2
  • python-tk >= 2.6.0-8.12.2
  • python-x86 >= 2.6.0-8.12.2
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3
  • python >= 2.6.8-0.15.1
  • python-32bit >= 2.6.8-0.15.1
  • python-curses >= 2.6.8-0.15.1
  • python-demo >= 2.6.8-0.15.1
  • python-gdbm >= 2.6.8-0.15.1
  • python-idle >= 2.6.8-0.15.1
  • python-tk >= 2.6.8-0.15.1
  • python-x86 >= 2.6.8-0.15.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4
  • python >= 2.6.9-0.35.1
  • python-32bit >= 2.6.9-0.35.1
  • python-curses >= 2.6.9-0.35.1
  • python-demo >= 2.6.9-0.35.1
  • python-gdbm >= 2.6.9-0.35.1
  • python-idle >= 2.6.9-0.35.1
  • python-tk >= 2.6.9-0.35.1
  • python-x86 >= 2.6.9-0.35.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4
  • python-32bit >= 2.6.9-0.35.1
  • python-demo >= 2.6.9-0.35.1
  • python-gdbm >= 2.6.9-0.35.1
  • python-idle >= 2.6.9-0.35.1
  • python-tk >= 2.6.9-0.35.1
openSUSE Tumbleweed
  • python >= 2.7.18-8.1
  • python-32bit >= 2.7.18-8.1
  • python-curses >= 2.7.18-8.1
  • python-demo >= 2.7.18-8.1
  • python-gdbm >= 2.7.18-8.1
  • python-idle >= 2.7.18-8.1
  • python-tk >= 2.7.18-8.1
 Patchnames:
openSUSE Tumbleweed GA python-2.7.18-8.1

Status of this issue by product and package

Please note that this evaluation state might be work in progress, incomplete or outdated. Also information for service packs in the LTSS phase is only included for issues meeting the LTSS criteria. If in doubt, feel free to contact us for clarification.

Product(s) Source package State
SUSE CaaS Platform 3.0 python Not affected
SUSE Enterprise Storage 5 python Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP4 python Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP4 python Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5 python Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 python Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP1 python Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP1 python-base Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP2 python Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP2 python-base Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 python Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP1 python Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP2 python Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Python 2 15 SP1 python Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Python 2 15 SP1 python-base Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Python 2 15 SP2 python Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Python 2 15 SP2 python-base Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1 LTSS python Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 BCL python Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 LTSS python Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3 BCL python Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3 LTSS python Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4 python Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 python Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2 python Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3 python Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP4 python Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 python Not affected