Security update for python36

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2021:3486-1
Rating: moderate
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2021-3426 ( SUSE ): 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
  • CVE-2021-3426 ( NVD ): 5.7 CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
  • CVE-2021-3733 ( SUSE ): 4.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
  • CVE-2021-3733 ( NVD ): 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2021-3737 ( SUSE ): 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2021-3737 ( NVD ): 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5

An update that solves three vulnerabilities and has three security fixes can now be installed.

Description:

This update for python36 fixes the following issues:

  • Update to 3.6.15:
  • CVE-2021-3737: Fixed a DoS caused by infinitely reading potential HTTP headers after a 100 Continue status response from the server. (bsc#1189241)
  • CVE-2021-3426: Fixed an information disclosure via pydoc. (bsc#1183374)
  • CVE-2021-3733: Fixed a ReDoS in urllib.request. (bsc#1189287)

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 Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-2021-3486=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-2021-3486=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-2021-3486=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5 (aarch64 x86_64)
    • python36-3.6.15-11.1
    • libpython3_6m1_0-3.6.15-11.1
    • python36-debuginfo-3.6.15-11.1
    • python36-base-3.6.15-11.1
    • python36-debugsource-3.6.15-11.1
    • libpython3_6m1_0-debuginfo-3.6.15-11.1
    • python36-base-debuginfo-3.6.15-11.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • python36-3.6.15-11.1
    • libpython3_6m1_0-3.6.15-11.1
    • python36-debuginfo-3.6.15-11.1
    • python36-base-3.6.15-11.1
    • python36-debugsource-3.6.15-11.1
    • libpython3_6m1_0-debuginfo-3.6.15-11.1
    • python36-base-debuginfo-3.6.15-11.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 (ppc64le x86_64)
    • python36-3.6.15-11.1
    • libpython3_6m1_0-3.6.15-11.1
    • python36-debuginfo-3.6.15-11.1
    • python36-base-3.6.15-11.1
    • python36-debugsource-3.6.15-11.1
    • libpython3_6m1_0-debuginfo-3.6.15-11.1
    • python36-base-debuginfo-3.6.15-11.1

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