Security update for python3

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:01877-1
Release Date: 2025-06-11T05:41:08Z
Rating: moderate
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2025-4516 ( SUSE ): 5.9 CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
  • CVE-2025-4516 ( SUSE ): 5.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2025-4516 ( NVD ): 5.9 CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.1

An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

Description:

This update for python3 fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2025-4516: use-after-free in the unicode-escape decoder when using the error handler (bsc#1243273).

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 Micro 5.1
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SUSE-MicroOS-5.1-2025-1877=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.1 (aarch64 s390x x86_64)
    • python3-core-debugsource-3.6.15-150000.3.176.1
    • python3-debuginfo-3.6.15-150000.3.176.1
    • python3-base-3.6.15-150000.3.176.1
    • python3-base-debuginfo-3.6.15-150000.3.176.1
    • libpython3_6m1_0-3.6.15-150000.3.176.1
    • python3-debugsource-3.6.15-150000.3.176.1
    • python3-3.6.15-150000.3.176.1
    • libpython3_6m1_0-debuginfo-3.6.15-150000.3.176.1

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