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openSUSE: 2020:1859-1 Moderate: Python Injection Threat Fix

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Calendar Grey November 7, 2020
Dist Opensuse Esm H88
A recent openSUSE patch addresses moderate threats arising from vulnerabilities related to Python injection, identified by a specific CVE, thereby enhancing overall system security.
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.

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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 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-d...

Read the Full Advisory

References

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

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1177211

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Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2020:1859-1
Rating: moderate
Affected Products: openSUSE Leap 15.1

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