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openSUSE: 2020:0989-1 Important: python-ipaddress DoS Fix

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Calendar Grey July 18, 2020
Dist Opensuse Esm H88
The newest security update for python-ipaddress fixes a critical vulnerability, safeguarding applications that depend on its features. Discover more details here
An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.

Description

This update for python-ipaddress fixes the following issues:

- Add CVE-2020-14422-ipaddress-hash-collision.patch fixing CVE-2020-14422

(bsc#1173274, bpo#41004), where hash collisions in IPv4Interface and

IPv6Interface could lead to DOS.

This update was imported from the SUSE:SLE-15:Update update project.

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 15.1:

zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2020-989=1

Package List

- openSUSE Leap 15.1 (noarch):

python-ipaddress-1.0.18-lp151.3.3.1

References

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-14422.html

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1173274

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Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2020:0989-1
Rating: important
Affected Products: openSUSE Leap 15.1

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