Security update for python

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2019:0271-1
Rating: moderate
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2019-5010 ( SUSE ): 7.5 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2019-5010 ( 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
  • Desktop Applications Module 15
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15

An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

Description:

This update for python fixes the following issues:

Security issue fixed:

  • CVE-2019-5010: Fixed a denial-of-service vulnerability in the X509 certificate parser (bsc#1122191)

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
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-2019-271=1
  • Desktop Applications Module 15
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Desktop-Applications-15-2019-271=1

Package List:

  • Basesystem Module 15 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • python-base-2.7.14-7.6.1
    • python-gdbm-debuginfo-2.7.14-7.6.1
    • python-xml-2.7.14-7.6.1
    • python-2.7.14-7.6.1
    • python-curses-debuginfo-2.7.14-7.6.1
    • libpython2_7-1_0-debuginfo-2.7.14-7.6.1
    • python-xml-debuginfo-2.7.14-7.6.1
    • libpython2_7-1_0-2.7.14-7.6.1
    • python-gdbm-2.7.14-7.6.1
    • python-base-debuginfo-2.7.14-7.6.1
    • python-base-debugsource-2.7.14-7.6.1
    • python-devel-2.7.14-7.6.1
    • python-debugsource-2.7.14-7.6.1
    • python-curses-2.7.14-7.6.1
    • python-debuginfo-2.7.14-7.6.1
  • Desktop Applications Module 15 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • python-debugsource-2.7.14-7.6.1
    • python-tk-debuginfo-2.7.14-7.6.1
    • python-debuginfo-2.7.14-7.6.1
    • python-tk-2.7.14-7.6.1

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