Recommended update for Python

SUSE Recommended Update: Recommended update for Python
Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2013:1242-2
Rating: moderate
References: #824713 #827982
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 for VMware
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2

  • An update that has two recommended fixes can now be installed. It includes one version update.

    Description:


    The SSL module in Python has been adjusted to switch to
    default SSL certificate handling when no CA path is passed
    (bnc#827982). Additionally, the python-xml RPM now
    explicitly obsoletes pyxml (bnc#824713).

    Patch Instructions:

    To install this SUSE Recommended Update use YaST online_update.
    Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP2:
      zypper in -t patch sdksp2-python-201307-8075
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 for VMware:
      zypper in -t patch slessp2-python-201307-8075
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2:
      zypper in -t patch slessp2-python-201307-8075
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2:
      zypper in -t patch sledsp2-python-201307-8075

    To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch".

    Package List:

    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP2 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64) [New Version: 2.6.8]:
    • python-devel-2.6.8-0.19.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP2 (i586 x86_64) [New Version: 2.6.8]:
    • python-demo-2.6.8-0.19.1
    • python-gdbm-2.6.8-0.19.1
    • python-idle-2.6.8-0.19.1
    • python-tk-2.6.8-0.19.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP2 (x86_64) [New Version: 2.6.8]:
    • python-32bit-2.6.8-0.19.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 for VMware (i586 x86_64) [New Version: 2.6.8]:
    • libpython2_6-1_0-2.6.8-0.19.1
    • python-2.6.8-0.19.1
    • python-base-2.6.8-0.19.1
    • python-curses-2.6.8-0.19.1
    • python-demo-2.6.8-0.19.1
    • python-gdbm-2.6.8-0.19.1
    • python-idle-2.6.8-0.19.1
    • python-tk-2.6.8-0.19.1
    • python-xml-2.6.8-0.19.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 for VMware (x86_64) [New Version: 2.6.8]:
    • libpython2_6-1_0-32bit-2.6.8-0.19.1
    • python-32bit-2.6.8-0.19.1
    • python-base-32bit-2.6.8-0.19.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64) [New Version: 2.6.8]:
    • libpython2_6-1_0-2.6.8-0.19.1
    • python-2.6.8-0.19.1
    • python-base-2.6.8-0.19.1
    • python-curses-2.6.8-0.19.1
    • python-demo-2.6.8-0.19.1
    • python-gdbm-2.6.8-0.19.1
    • python-idle-2.6.8-0.19.1
    • python-tk-2.6.8-0.19.1
    • python-xml-2.6.8-0.19.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 (ppc64 s390x x86_64) [New Version: 2.6.8]:
    • libpython2_6-1_0-32bit-2.6.8-0.19.1
    • python-32bit-2.6.8-0.19.1
    • python-base-32bit-2.6.8-0.19.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 (ia64) [New Version: 2.6.8]:
    • libpython2_6-1_0-x86-2.6.8-0.19.1
    • python-base-x86-2.6.8-0.19.1
    • python-x86-2.6.8-0.19.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2 (i586 x86_64) [New Version: 2.6.8]:
    • libpython2_6-1_0-2.6.8-0.19.1
    • python-2.6.8-0.19.1
    • python-base-2.6.8-0.19.1
    • python-curses-2.6.8-0.19.1
    • python-devel-2.6.8-0.19.1
    • python-tk-2.6.8-0.19.1
    • python-xml-2.6.8-0.19.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2 (x86_64) [New Version: 2.6.8]:
    • libpython2_6-1_0-32bit-2.6.8-0.19.1
    • python-base-32bit-2.6.8-0.19.1

    References:

    • https://bugzilla.novell.com/824713
    • https://bugzilla.novell.com/827982
    • http://download.suse.com/patch/finder/?keywords=8e9e5a43f7281c8719bbb6ac2472a451