Security update for Python

SUSE Security Update: Security update for Python
Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2013:1618-1
Rating: moderate
References: #834601
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for VMware
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 for VMware
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2

  • An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available. It includes one version update.

    Description:


    This python update fixes a certificate hostname issue.

    * bnc#834601: CVE-2013-4238: python: SSL module does
    not handle certificates that contain hostnames with NULL
    bytes

    Security Issue reference:

    * CVE-2013-4238
    >

    Patch Instructions:

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

    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP3:
      zypper in -t patch sdksp3-python-201310-8405
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP2:
      zypper in -t patch sdksp2-python-201310-8404
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for VMware:
      zypper in -t patch slessp3-python-201310-8405
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3:
      zypper in -t patch slessp3-python-201310-8405
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 for VMware:
      zypper in -t patch slessp2-python-201310-8404
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2:
      zypper in -t patch slessp2-python-201310-8404
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3:
      zypper in -t patch sledsp3-python-201310-8405
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2:
      zypper in -t patch sledsp2-python-201310-8404

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

    Package List:

    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP3 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):
    • python-devel-2.6.8-0.23.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP3 (i586 x86_64):
    • python-demo-2.6.8-0.23.1
    • python-gdbm-2.6.8-0.23.1
    • python-idle-2.6.8-0.23.1
    • python-tk-2.6.8-0.23.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP3 (x86_64):
    • python-32bit-2.6.8-0.23.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP2 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64) [New Version: 2.6.8]:
    • python-devel-2.6.8-0.23.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP2 (i586 x86_64) [New Version: 2.6.8]:
    • python-demo-2.6.8-0.23.1
    • python-gdbm-2.6.8-0.23.1
    • python-idle-2.6.8-0.23.1
    • python-tk-2.6.8-0.23.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP2 (x86_64) [New Version: 2.6.8]:
    • python-32bit-2.6.8-0.23.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for VMware (i586 x86_64):
    • libpython2_6-1_0-2.6.8-0.23.1
    • python-2.6.8-0.23.1
    • python-base-2.6.8-0.23.1
    • python-curses-2.6.8-0.23.1
    • python-demo-2.6.8-0.23.1
    • python-gdbm-2.6.8-0.23.1
    • python-idle-2.6.8-0.23.1
    • python-tk-2.6.8-0.23.1
    • python-xml-2.6.8-0.23.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for VMware (x86_64):
    • libpython2_6-1_0-32bit-2.6.8-0.23.1
    • python-32bit-2.6.8-0.23.1
    • python-base-32bit-2.6.8-0.23.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):
    • libpython2_6-1_0-2.6.8-0.23.1
    • python-2.6.8-0.23.1
    • python-base-2.6.8-0.23.1
    • python-curses-2.6.8-0.23.1
    • python-demo-2.6.8-0.23.1
    • python-gdbm-2.6.8-0.23.1
    • python-idle-2.6.8-0.23.1
    • python-tk-2.6.8-0.23.1
    • python-xml-2.6.8-0.23.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 (ppc64 s390x x86_64):
    • libpython2_6-1_0-32bit-2.6.8-0.23.1
    • python-32bit-2.6.8-0.23.1
    • python-base-32bit-2.6.8-0.23.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 (ia64):
    • libpython2_6-1_0-x86-2.6.8-0.23.1
    • python-base-x86-2.6.8-0.23.1
    • python-x86-2.6.8-0.23.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 for VMware (i586 x86_64) [New Version: 2.6.8]:
    • libpython2_6-1_0-2.6.8-0.23.1
    • python-2.6.8-0.23.1
    • python-base-2.6.8-0.23.1
    • python-curses-2.6.8-0.23.1
    • python-demo-2.6.8-0.23.1
    • python-gdbm-2.6.8-0.23.1
    • python-idle-2.6.8-0.23.1
    • python-tk-2.6.8-0.23.1
    • python-xml-2.6.8-0.23.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 for VMware (x86_64) [New Version: 2.6.8]:
    • libpython2_6-1_0-32bit-2.6.8-0.23.1
    • python-32bit-2.6.8-0.23.1
    • python-base-32bit-2.6.8-0.23.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64) [New Version: 2.6.8]:
    • libpython2_6-1_0-2.6.8-0.23.1
    • python-2.6.8-0.23.1
    • python-base-2.6.8-0.23.1
    • python-curses-2.6.8-0.23.1
    • python-demo-2.6.8-0.23.1
    • python-gdbm-2.6.8-0.23.1
    • python-idle-2.6.8-0.23.1
    • python-tk-2.6.8-0.23.1
    • python-xml-2.6.8-0.23.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 (ppc64 s390x x86_64) [New Version: 2.6.8]:
    • libpython2_6-1_0-32bit-2.6.8-0.23.1
    • python-32bit-2.6.8-0.23.1
    • python-base-32bit-2.6.8-0.23.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 (ia64) [New Version: 2.6.8]:
    • libpython2_6-1_0-x86-2.6.8-0.23.1
    • python-base-x86-2.6.8-0.23.1
    • python-x86-2.6.8-0.23.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3 (i586 x86_64):
    • libpython2_6-1_0-2.6.8-0.23.1
    • python-2.6.8-0.23.1
    • python-base-2.6.8-0.23.1
    • python-curses-2.6.8-0.23.1
    • python-devel-2.6.8-0.23.1
    • python-tk-2.6.8-0.23.1
    • python-xml-2.6.8-0.23.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3 (x86_64):
    • libpython2_6-1_0-32bit-2.6.8-0.23.1
    • python-base-32bit-2.6.8-0.23.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2 (i586 x86_64) [New Version: 2.6.8]:
    • libpython2_6-1_0-2.6.8-0.23.1
    • python-2.6.8-0.23.1
    • python-base-2.6.8-0.23.1
    • python-curses-2.6.8-0.23.1
    • python-devel-2.6.8-0.23.1
    • python-tk-2.6.8-0.23.1
    • python-xml-2.6.8-0.23.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2 (x86_64) [New Version: 2.6.8]:
    • libpython2_6-1_0-32bit-2.6.8-0.23.1
    • python-base-32bit-2.6.8-0.23.1

    References:

    • http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-4238.html
    • https://bugzilla.novell.com/834601
    • http://download.suse.com/patch/finder/?keywords=44f8e36da143c92e1f5805dabcf91e30
    • http://download.suse.com/patch/finder/?keywords=776be407908387f0e13fc5cac4dcdec5