Security update for python

Announcement ID:	SUSE-SU-2026:0268-1
Release Date:	2026-01-23T09:40:55Z
Rating:	moderate
References:	bsc#1254400 bsc#1254997
Cross-References:	CVE-2025-12084 CVE-2025-13836 CVE-2025-6075
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-2025-6075 ( 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
Affected Products:	openSUSE Leap 15.6 SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP7 SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP7 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP7 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP7 SUSE Package Hub 15 15-SP7

An update that solves three vulnerabilities can now be installed.

Description:

This update for python fixes the following issues:

• CVE-2025-13836: Fixed reading an HTTP response from a server, if no read amount is specified, with using Content-Length per default as the length (bsc#1254400)
• CVE-2025-12084: Fixed Denial of Service due to quadratic algorithm in xml.dom.minidom (bsc#1254997).

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 15.6
  zypper in -t patch openSUSE-SLE-15.6-2026-268=1
• SUSE Package Hub 15 15-SP7
  zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Packagehub-Subpackages-15-SP7-2026-268=1

Package List:

• openSUSE Leap 15.6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
  • python-curses-debuginfo-2.7.18-150000.94.1
  • python-base-2.7.18-150000.94.1
  • python-curses-2.7.18-150000.94.1
  • python-tk-debuginfo-2.7.18-150000.94.1
  • python-devel-2.7.18-150000.94.1
  • python-demo-2.7.18-150000.94.1
  • python-debuginfo-2.7.18-150000.94.1
  • python-2.7.18-150000.94.1
  • python-base-debuginfo-2.7.18-150000.94.1
  • libpython2_7-1_0-2.7.18-150000.94.1
  • python-xml-2.7.18-150000.94.1
  • python-base-debugsource-2.7.18-150000.94.1
  • python-debugsource-2.7.18-150000.94.1
  • python-gdbm-debuginfo-2.7.18-150000.94.1
  • python-tk-2.7.18-150000.94.1
  • python-gdbm-2.7.18-150000.94.1
  • python-xml-debuginfo-2.7.18-150000.94.1
  • python-idle-2.7.18-150000.94.1
  • libpython2_7-1_0-debuginfo-2.7.18-150000.94.1
• openSUSE Leap 15.6 (x86_64)
  • python-32bit-debuginfo-2.7.18-150000.94.1
  • python-32bit-2.7.18-150000.94.1
  • python-base-32bit-2.7.18-150000.94.1
  • libpython2_7-1_0-32bit-2.7.18-150000.94.1
  • libpython2_7-1_0-32bit-debuginfo-2.7.18-150000.94.1
  • python-base-32bit-debuginfo-2.7.18-150000.94.1
• openSUSE Leap 15.6 (noarch)
  • python-doc-pdf-2.7.18-150000.94.1
  • python-doc-2.7.18-150000.94.1
• SUSE Package Hub 15 15-SP7 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
  • python-curses-debuginfo-2.7.18-150000.94.1
  • python-base-2.7.18-150000.94.1
  • python-curses-2.7.18-150000.94.1
  • python-debuginfo-2.7.18-150000.94.1
  • python-2.7.18-150000.94.1
  • python-base-debuginfo-2.7.18-150000.94.1
  • libpython2_7-1_0-2.7.18-150000.94.1
  • python-xml-2.7.18-150000.94.1
  • python-base-debugsource-2.7.18-150000.94.1
  • python-debugsource-2.7.18-150000.94.1
  • python-gdbm-debuginfo-2.7.18-150000.94.1
  • python-xml-debuginfo-2.7.18-150000.94.1
  • python-gdbm-2.7.18-150000.94.1
  • libpython2_7-1_0-debuginfo-2.7.18-150000.94.1

References:

• https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-12084.html
• https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-13836.html
• https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-6075.html
• https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1254400
• https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1254997