openSUSE Security Update: Security update for python
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Announcement ID:    openSUSE-SU-2020:1859-1
Rating:             moderate
References:         #1177211 
Cross-References:   CVE-2020-26116
Affected Products:
                    openSUSE Leap 15.1
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   An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.

Description:

   This update for python fixes the following issues:

   - bsc#1177211 (CVE-2020-26116) no longer allowing special characters in
     the method parameter
     of HTTPConnection.putrequest in httplib, stopping injection of headers.

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


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-2020-1859=1



Package List:

   - openSUSE Leap 15.1 (i586 x86_64):

      libpython2_7-1_0-2.7.17-lp151.10.25.1
      libpython2_7-1_0-debuginfo-2.7.17-lp151.10.25.1
      python-2.7.17-lp151.10.25.1
      python-base-2.7.17-lp151.10.25.1
      python-base-debuginfo-2.7.17-lp151.10.25.1
      python-base-debugsource-2.7.17-lp151.10.25.1
      python-curses-2.7.17-lp151.10.25.1
      python-curses-debuginfo-2.7.17-lp151.10.25.1
      python-debuginfo-2.7.17-lp151.10.25.1
      python-debugsource-2.7.17-lp151.10.25.1
      python-demo-2.7.17-lp151.10.25.1
      python-devel-2.7.17-lp151.10.25.1
      python-gdbm-2.7.17-lp151.10.25.1
      python-gdbm-debuginfo-2.7.17-lp151.10.25.1
      python-idle-2.7.17-lp151.10.25.1
      python-tk-2.7.17-lp151.10.25.1
      python-tk-debuginfo-2.7.17-lp151.10.25.1
      python-xml-2.7.17-lp151.10.25.1
      python-xml-debuginfo-2.7.17-lp151.10.25.1

   - openSUSE Leap 15.1 (noarch):

      python-doc-2.7.17-lp151.10.25.1
      python-doc-pdf-2.7.17-lp151.10.25.1

   - openSUSE Leap 15.1 (x86_64):

      libpython2_7-1_0-32bit-2.7.17-lp151.10.25.1
      libpython2_7-1_0-32bit-debuginfo-2.7.17-lp151.10.25.1
      python-32bit-2.7.17-lp151.10.25.1
      python-32bit-debuginfo-2.7.17-lp151.10.25.1
      python-base-32bit-2.7.17-lp151.10.25.1
      python-base-32bit-debuginfo-2.7.17-lp151.10.25.1


References:

   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-26116.html
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1177211

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