Security update for python

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2018:2493-1
Rating: moderate
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2017-18207 ( SUSE ): 3.3 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
  • CVE-2017-18207 ( NVD ): 6.5 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected Products:
  • SUSE CaaS Platform 3.0

An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

Description:

This update for python fixes the following issues:

The following security vulnerabilities were addressed:

  • Add a check to Lib/wave.py that verifies that at least one channel is provided. Prior to this, attackers could cause a denial of service via a crafted wav format audio file. [bsc#1083507, CVE-2017-18207]

Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

  • SUSE CaaS Platform 3.0
    To install this update, use the SUSE CaaS Platform 'skuba' tool. It will inform you if it detects new updates and let you then trigger updating of the complete cluster in a controlled way.

Package List:

  • SUSE CaaS Platform 3.0 (x86_64)
    • python-xml-debuginfo-2.7.13-28.11.2
    • libpython2_7-1_0-debuginfo-2.7.13-28.11.2
    • libpython2_7-1_0-2.7.13-28.11.2
    • python-xml-2.7.13-28.11.2
    • python-2.7.13-28.11.1
    • python-base-debugsource-2.7.13-28.11.2
    • python-debuginfo-2.7.13-28.11.1
    • python-debugsource-2.7.13-28.11.1
    • python-base-debuginfo-2.7.13-28.11.2
    • python-base-2.7.13-28.11.2

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