Security update for Python
SUSE Security Update: Security update for Python
This update for Python provides fixes for the following issues:
* CGIHTTPServer file disclosure and directory traversal through
URL-encoded characters. (CVE-2014-4650)
* The 'urlparse' module has been updated to correctly parse IPv6
addresses. (bnc#872848)
* Correctly enable IPv6 support.
Security Issues:
* CVE-2014-4650
| Announcement ID: | SUSE-SU-2014:1009-1 |
| Rating: | moderate |
| References: | #872848 #885882 |
| Affected Products: |
An update that solves one vulnerability and has one errata is now available. It includes one version update.
Description:
This update for Python provides fixes for the following issues:
* CGIHTTPServer file disclosure and directory traversal through
URL-encoded characters. (CVE-2014-4650)
* The 'urlparse' module has been updated to correctly parse IPv6
addresses. (bnc#872848)
* Correctly enable IPv6 support.
Security Issues:
* 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 Software Development Kit 11 SP3:
zypper in -t patch sdksp3-python-201408-9581 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for VMware:
zypper in -t patch slessp3-python-201408-9581 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3:
zypper in -t patch slessp3-python-201408-9581 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3:
zypper in -t patch sledsp3-python-201408-9581
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) [New Version: 2.6.9]:
- python-devel-2.6.9-0.31.1
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP3 (i586 x86_64) [New Version: 2.6.9]:
- python-demo-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
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP3 (x86_64) [New Version: 2.6.9]:
- python-32bit-2.6.9-0.31.1
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP3 (noarch):
- python-doc-2.6-8.31.1
- python-doc-pdf-2.6-8.31.1
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for VMware (i586 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-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 SP3 for VMware (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 SP3 for VMware (noarch):
- python-doc-2.6-8.31.1
- python-doc-pdf-2.6-8.31.1
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 (i586 ia64 ppc64 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-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 SP3 (ppc64 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 SP3 (noarch):
- python-doc-2.6-8.31.1
- python-doc-pdf-2.6-8.31.1
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 (ia64) [New Version: 2.6.9]:
- libpython2_6-1_0-x86-2.6.9-0.31.1
- python-base-x86-2.6.9-0.31.1
- python-x86-2.6.9-0.31.1
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3 (i586 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-devel-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 Desktop 11 SP3 (x86_64) [New Version: 2.6.9]:
- libpython2_6-1_0-32bit-2.6.9-0.31.1
- python-base-32bit-2.6.9-0.31.1
References:
- http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-4650.html
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/872848
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/885882
- http://download.suse.com/patch/finder/?keywords=a25e8571f7c3786aa6e0a05c8459a0dd