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openSUSE 42.3: 2018:3703-1 Moderate Python Update for Command Injection

opensuse
Calendar Grey November 10, 2018
Dist Opensuse Esm H88
Security vulnerabilities in Python and python-base on openSUSE have been identified and resolved. Users must apply essential updates to maintain system integrity and combat potential exploits
An update that solves three vulnerabilities and has one errata is now available.

Description

This update for python, python-base fixes the following issues:

Security issues fixed:

- CVE-2018-1000802: Prevent command injection in shutil module

(make_archive function) via passage of unfiltered user input

(bsc#1109663).

- CVE-2018-1061: Fixed DoS via regular expression backtracking in

difflib.IS_LINE_JUNK method in difflib (bsc#1088004).

- CVE-2018-1060: Fixed DoS via regular expression catastrophic

backtracking in apop() method in pop3lib (bsc#1088009).

Bug fixes:

- bsc#1086001: python tarfile uses random order.

This update was imported from the SUSE:SLE-12-SP1:Update update project.

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Topics Covered

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Patch

Patch Instructions:

To install this openSUSE Security 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 42.3:

zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2018-1363=1

Package List

- openSUSE Leap 42.3 (i586 x86_64):

libpython2_7-1_0-2.7.13-27.9.1

libpython2_7-1_0-debuginfo-2.7.13-27.9.1

python-2.7.13-27.9.1

python-base-2.7.13-27.9.1

python-base-debuginfo-2.7.13-27.9.1

python-base-debugsource-2.7.13-27.9.1

python-curses-2.7.13-27.9.1

python-curses-debuginfo-2.7.13-27.9.1

python-debuginfo-2.7.13-27.9.1

python-debugsource-2.7.13-27.9.1

python-demo-2.7.13-27.9.1

python-devel-2.7.13-27.9.1

python-gdbm-2.7.13-27.9.1

python-gdbm-debuginfo-2.7.13-27.9.1

python-idle-2.7.13-27.9.1

python-tk-2.7.13-27.9.1

python-tk-debuginfo-2.7.13-27.9.1

python-xml-2.7.13-27.9.1

python-xml-debuginfo-2.7.13-27.9.1

- openSUSE Leap 42.3 (noarch):

python-doc-2.7.13-27.9.1

python-doc-pdf-2.7.13-27.9.1

- openSUSE Leap 42.3 (x86_64):

libpython2_7-1_0-32bit-2.7.13-27.9.1

libpython2_7-1_0-debuginfo-32bit-2.7.13-27.9.1

python-32bit-2.7.13-27.9.1

python-base-32bit-2.7.13-27.9.1

python-base-debuginfo-32bit-2.7.13-27.9.1

python-debuginfo-32bit-2.7.13-27.9.1

References

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-1000802.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-1060.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-1061.html

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1086001

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1088004

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1088009

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1109663

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Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2018:3703-1
Rating: moderate
Affected Products: openSUSE Leap 42.3 le.

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