Security update for python36

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:4487-1
Release Date: 2025-12-18T14:44:31Z
Rating: low
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2025-6075 ( SUSE ): 1.8 CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/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-2025-6075 ( SUSE ): 2.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
  • CVE-2025-6075 ( NVD ): 1.8 CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/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-2025-8291 ( SUSE ): 4.8 CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  • CVE-2025-8291 ( SUSE ): 3.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
  • CVE-2025-8291 ( NVD ): 4.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5

An update that solves two vulnerabilities can now be installed.

Description:

This update for python36 fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2025-6075: quadratic complexity in os.path.expandvars() can lead to performance degradation when values passed to it are user-controlled (bsc#1252974).
  • CVE-2025-8291: lack of validity checks on the ZIP64 End of Central Directory (EOCD) record allows for the creation of ZIP archives that are processed inconsistently by the zipfile module (bsc#1251305).

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 Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-LTSS-EXTENDED-SECURITY-2025-4487=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security (x86_64)
    • python36-debugsource-3.6.15-94.1
    • libpython3_6m1_0-debuginfo-3.6.15-94.1
    • python36-debuginfo-3.6.15-94.1
    • python36-3.6.15-94.1
    • libpython3_6m1_0-3.6.15-94.1
    • python36-devel-3.6.15-94.1
    • libpython3_6m1_0-debuginfo-32bit-3.6.15-94.1
    • libpython3_6m1_0-32bit-3.6.15-94.1
    • python36-base-debuginfo-3.6.15-94.1
    • python36-base-3.6.15-94.1

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