Security update for Python
SUSE Security Update: Security update for Python
Python has been updated to version 2.6.9, which brings many fixes for bugs
and security issues:
* SSL Root Certificate validation is now enabled by default.
(bnc#827982)
* Fixed a overflow in socket.recvfrom_into where incorrect python
programs could have been exploited remotely via a buffer overrun.
(CVE-2014-1912)
* Multiple unbound readline() DoS flaws in python stdlib have been
fixed. (CVE-2013-1752)
* Handling of embedded 0 in SSL certificate fields has been fixed.
(CVE-2013-4238)
* CGIHTTPServer file disclosure and directory traversal through
URL-encoded characters has been fixed. (CVE-2014-4650)
Additionally, the following non-security issues have been fixed:
* Turn off OpenSSL's aggressive optimizations that conflict with
Python's GC. (bnc#859068)
* Fix usage of MD5 in hmac module when the cipher is not available in
FIPS mode. (bnc#847135)
* Update 'urlparse' module to correctly parse IPv6 addresses.
(bnc#872848)
* Correctly enable IPv6 support.
Security Issues:
* CVE-2013-4238
* CVE-2014-1912
* CVE-2013-1752
* CVE-2014-4650
| Announcement ID: | SUSE-SU-2014:0997-1 |
| Rating: | moderate |
| References: | #827982 #834601 #847135 #856836 #859068 #863741 #872848 #885882 |
| Affected Products: |
An update that solves four vulnerabilities and has four fixes is now available. It includes one version update.
Description:
Python has been updated to version 2.6.9, which brings many fixes for bugs
and security issues:
* SSL Root Certificate validation is now enabled by default.
(bnc#827982)
* Fixed a overflow in socket.recvfrom_into where incorrect python
programs could have been exploited remotely via a buffer overrun.
(CVE-2014-1912)
* Multiple unbound readline() DoS flaws in python stdlib have been
fixed. (CVE-2013-1752)
* Handling of embedded 0 in SSL certificate fields has been fixed.
(CVE-2013-4238)
* CGIHTTPServer file disclosure and directory traversal through
URL-encoded characters has been fixed. (CVE-2014-4650)
Additionally, the following non-security issues have been fixed:
* Turn off OpenSSL's aggressive optimizations that conflict with
Python's GC. (bnc#859068)
* Fix usage of MD5 in hmac module when the cipher is not available in
FIPS mode. (bnc#847135)
* Update 'urlparse' module to correctly parse IPv6 addresses.
(bnc#872848)
* Correctly enable IPv6 support.
Security Issues:
* CVE-2013-4238
* CVE-2014-1912
* CVE-2013-1752
* CVE-2014-4650
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 Server 11 SP2 LTSS:
zypper in -t patch slessp2-python-201408-9580 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 LTSS:
zypper in -t patch slessp1-python-201408-9578
To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch".
Package List:
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 LTSS (i586 s390x x86_64) [New Version: 2.6.9]:
- libpython2_6-1_0-2.6.9-0.31.1
- python-2.6.9-0.31.1
- python-base-2.6.9-0.31.1
- python-curses-2.6.9-0.31.1
- python-demo-2.6.9-0.31.1
- python-devel-2.6.9-0.31.1
- python-gdbm-2.6.9-0.31.1
- python-idle-2.6.9-0.31.1
- python-tk-2.6.9-0.31.1
- python-xml-2.6.9-0.31.1
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 LTSS (s390x x86_64) [New Version: 2.6.9]:
- libpython2_6-1_0-32bit-2.6.9-0.31.1
- python-32bit-2.6.9-0.31.1
- python-base-32bit-2.6.9-0.31.1
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 LTSS (noarch):
- python-doc-2.6-8.31.1
- python-doc-pdf-2.6-8.31.1
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 LTSS (i586 s390x x86_64) [New Version: 2.6.9]:
- libpython2_6-1_0-2.6.9-0.31.1
- python-2.6.9-0.31.1
- python-base-2.6.9-0.31.1
- python-curses-2.6.9-0.31.1
- python-demo-2.6.9-0.31.1
- python-devel-2.6.9-0.31.1
- python-gdbm-2.6.9-0.31.1
- python-idle-2.6.9-0.31.1
- python-tk-2.6.9-0.31.1
- python-xml-2.6.9-0.31.1
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 LTSS (s390x x86_64) [New Version: 2.6.9]:
- libpython2_6-1_0-32bit-2.6.9-0.31.1
- python-32bit-2.6.9-0.31.1
- python-base-32bit-2.6.9-0.31.1
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 LTSS (noarch):
- python-doc-2.6-8.31.1
- python-doc-pdf-2.6-8.31.1
References:
- http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-1752.html
- http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-4238.html
- http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-1912.html
- http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-4650.html
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/827982
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/834601
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/847135
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/856836
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/859068
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/863741
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/872848
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/885882
- http://download.suse.com/patch/finder/?keywords=3734a6c4dfebe291c8b56ac4755caac3
- http://download.suse.com/patch/finder/?keywords=faa004881aeeffec0fab415382594ba8