Security update for python

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:0133-1
Release Date: 2026-01-16T09:19:41Z
Rating: moderate
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2025-12084 ( SUSE ): 6.3 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/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-2025-12084 ( SUSE ): 4.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
  • CVE-2025-12084 ( NVD ): 6.3 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/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-2025-12084 ( NVD ): 5.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
  • CVE-2025-13836 ( SUSE ): 6.3 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:L/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-2025-13836 ( SUSE ): 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2025-13836 ( NVD ): 6.3 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:L/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-2025-13836 ( NVD ): 9.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
  • 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 three vulnerabilities can now be installed.

Description:

This update for python fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2025-8291: check validity of the ZIP64 End of Central Directory (EOCD) in the 'zipfile' module (bsc#1251305).
  • CVE-2025-12084: prevent quadratic behavior in node ID cache clearing (bsc#1254997).
  • CVE-2025-13836: prevent reading an HTTP response from a server, if no read amount is specified, with using Content-Length per default as the length (bsc#1254400).

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-2026-133=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security (x86_64)
    • libpython2_7-1_0-debuginfo-32bit-2.7.18-33.56.1
    • python-curses-2.7.18-33.56.1
    • python-gdbm-debuginfo-2.7.18-33.56.1
    • python-idle-2.7.18-33.56.1
    • python-2.7.18-33.56.1
    • python-devel-2.7.18-33.56.1
    • python-32bit-2.7.18-33.56.1
    • python-debuginfo-32bit-2.7.18-33.56.1
    • python-base-32bit-2.7.18-33.56.1
    • python-base-debugsource-2.7.18-33.56.1
    • python-base-debuginfo-32bit-2.7.18-33.56.1
    • libpython2_7-1_0-debuginfo-2.7.18-33.56.1
    • python-curses-debuginfo-2.7.18-33.56.1
    • python-base-2.7.18-33.56.1
    • libpython2_7-1_0-32bit-2.7.18-33.56.1
    • python-gdbm-2.7.18-33.56.1
    • python-tk-debuginfo-2.7.18-33.56.1
    • python-xml-2.7.18-33.56.1
    • python-debuginfo-2.7.18-33.56.1
    • libpython2_7-1_0-2.7.18-33.56.1
    • python-base-debuginfo-2.7.18-33.56.1
    • python-xml-debuginfo-2.7.18-33.56.1
    • python-demo-2.7.18-33.56.1
    • python-debugsource-2.7.18-33.56.1
    • python-tk-2.7.18-33.56.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security (noarch)
    • python-doc-2.7.18-33.56.1
    • python-doc-pdf-2.7.18-33.56.1

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