Security update for python

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2021:3489-1
Rating: moderate
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CVSS scores:
  • 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:
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP2
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP3
  • Desktop Applications Module 15-SP2
  • Desktop Applications Module 15-SP3
  • Python 2 Module 15-SP2
  • Python 2 Module 15-SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2 Business Critical Linux 15-SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3 Business Critical Linux 15-SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP3
  • SUSE Manager Proxy 4.1
  • SUSE Manager Proxy 4.2
  • SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.1
  • SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.2
  • SUSE Manager Server 4.1
  • SUSE Manager Server 4.2

An update that solves two vulnerabilities can now be installed.

Description:

This update for python fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2021-3737: Fixed http client infinite line reading (DoS) after a http 100. (bsc#1189241)
  • CVE-2021-3733: Fixed 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:

  • Basesystem Module 15-SP2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP2-2021-3489=1
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP3
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP3-2021-3489=1
  • Desktop Applications Module 15-SP2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Desktop-Applications-15-SP2-2021-3489=1
  • Desktop Applications Module 15-SP3
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Desktop-Applications-15-SP3-2021-3489=1
  • Python 2 Module 15-SP2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Python2-15-SP2-2021-3489=1
  • Python 2 Module 15-SP3
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Python2-15-SP3-2021-3489=1

Package List:

  • Basesystem Module 15-SP2 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • python-base-debuginfo-2.7.18-33.1
    • python-2.7.18-33.1
    • python-base-2.7.18-33.1
    • libpython2_7-1_0-debuginfo-2.7.18-33.1
    • libpython2_7-1_0-2.7.18-33.1
    • python-base-debugsource-2.7.18-33.1
    • python-debuginfo-2.7.18-33.1
    • python-debugsource-2.7.18-33.1
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP3 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • python-base-debuginfo-2.7.18-33.1
    • python-2.7.18-33.1
    • python-base-2.7.18-33.1
    • libpython2_7-1_0-debuginfo-2.7.18-33.1
    • libpython2_7-1_0-2.7.18-33.1
    • python-base-debugsource-2.7.18-33.1
    • python-debuginfo-2.7.18-33.1
    • python-debugsource-2.7.18-33.1
  • Desktop Applications Module 15-SP2 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • python-debugsource-2.7.18-33.1
    • python-tk-debuginfo-2.7.18-33.1
    • python-tk-2.7.18-33.1
    • python-debuginfo-2.7.18-33.1
  • Desktop Applications Module 15-SP3 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • python-debugsource-2.7.18-33.1
    • python-tk-debuginfo-2.7.18-33.1
    • python-tk-2.7.18-33.1
    • python-debuginfo-2.7.18-33.1
  • Python 2 Module 15-SP2 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • python-curses-debuginfo-2.7.18-33.1
    • python-base-debuginfo-2.7.18-33.1
    • python-xml-debuginfo-2.7.18-33.1
    • python-curses-2.7.18-33.1
    • python-devel-2.7.18-33.1
    • python-gdbm-2.7.18-33.1
    • python-base-debugsource-2.7.18-33.1
    • python-debuginfo-2.7.18-33.1
    • python-xml-2.7.18-33.1
    • python-debugsource-2.7.18-33.1
    • python-gdbm-debuginfo-2.7.18-33.1
  • Python 2 Module 15-SP3 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • python-curses-debuginfo-2.7.18-33.1
    • python-base-debuginfo-2.7.18-33.1
    • python-xml-debuginfo-2.7.18-33.1
    • python-curses-2.7.18-33.1
    • python-devel-2.7.18-33.1
    • python-gdbm-2.7.18-33.1
    • python-base-debugsource-2.7.18-33.1
    • python-debuginfo-2.7.18-33.1
    • python-xml-2.7.18-33.1
    • python-debugsource-2.7.18-33.1
    • python-gdbm-debuginfo-2.7.18-33.1

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