Security update for python-requests

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:1647-1
Release Date: 2026-04-28T18:03:12Z
Rating: moderate
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2026-25645 ( SUSE ): 6.8 CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  • CVE-2026-25645 ( SUSE ): 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
  • CVE-2026-25645 ( NVD ): 4.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
  • CVE-2026-25645 ( NVD ): 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Affected Products:
  • openSUSE Leap 15.4
  • openSUSE Leap 15.6
  • Public Cloud Module 15-SP4
  • Python 3 Module 15-SP7
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP7
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP7
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP7
  • SUSE Manager Proxy 4.3
  • SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.3
  • SUSE Manager Server 4.3

An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

Description:

This update for python-requests fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2026-25645: extract_zipped_paths() uses predictable filenames when extracting files from zip archives and reuses target files that already exist without validation (bsc#1260589).

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:

  • openSUSE Leap 15.4
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-2026-1647=1
  • openSUSE Leap 15.6
    zypper in -t patch openSUSE-SLE-15.6-2026-1647=1
  • Public Cloud Module 15-SP4
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Public-Cloud-15-SP4-2026-1647=1
  • Python 3 Module 15-SP7
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Python3-15-SP7-2026-1647=1

Package List:

  • openSUSE Leap 15.4 (noarch)
    • python311-requests-2.31.0-150400.6.21.1
  • openSUSE Leap 15.6 (noarch)
    • python311-requests-2.31.0-150400.6.21.1
  • Public Cloud Module 15-SP4 (noarch)
    • python311-requests-2.31.0-150400.6.21.1
  • Python 3 Module 15-SP7 (noarch)
    • python311-requests-2.31.0-150400.6.21.1

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