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openSUSE: 2021:0270-1 Important: Python Buffer Overflow Exploit

opensuse
Calendar Grey February 10, 2021
Dist Opensuse Esm H88
This release of Fedora mitigates significant Java vulnerabilities: memory corruption and patches, enhancing overall robustness.
An update that solves two vulnerabilities and has one errata is now available

Description

This update for python fixes the following issues:

- buffer overflow in PyCArg_repr in _ctypes/callproc.c, which may lead to

remote code execution (bsc#1181126, CVE-2021-3177).

- Provide the newest setuptools wheel (bsc#1176262, CVE-2019-20916) in

their correct form (bsc#1180686).

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 15.2:

zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2021-270=1

Package List

- openSUSE Leap 15.2 (i586 x86_64):

libpython2_7-1_0-2.7.17-lp152.3.12.1

libpython2_7-1_0-debuginfo-2.7.17-lp152.3.12.1

python-2.7.17-lp152.3.12.1

python-base-2.7.17-lp152.3.12.1

python-base-debuginfo-2.7.17-lp152.3.12.1

python-base-debugsource-2.7.17-lp152.3.12.1

python-curses-2.7.17-lp152.3.12.1

python-curses-debuginfo-2.7.17-lp152.3.12.1

python-debuginfo-2.7.17-lp152.3.12.1

python-debugsource-2.7.17-lp152.3.12.1

python-demo-2.7.17-lp152.3.12.1

python-devel-2.7.17-lp152.3.12.1

python-gdbm-2.7.17-lp152.3.12.1

python-gdbm-debuginfo-2.7.17-lp152.3.12.1

python-idle-2.7.17-lp152.3.12.1

python-tk-2.7.17-lp152.3.12.1

python-tk-debuginfo-2.7.17-lp152.3.12.1

python-xml-2.7.17-lp152.3.12.1

python-xml-debuginfo-2.7.17-lp152.3.12.1

- openSUSE Leap 15.2 (noarch):

python-doc-2.7.17-lp152.3.12.1

python-doc-pdf-2.7.17-lp152.3.12.1

- openSUSE Leap 15.2 (x86_64):

libpython2_7-1_0-32bit-2.7.17-lp152.3.12.1

libpython2_7-1_0-32bit-debuginfo-2.7.17-lp152.3.12.1

python-32bit-2.7.17-lp152.3.12.1

python-32bit-debuginfo-2.7.17-lp152.3....

Read the Full Advisory

References

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-20916.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-3177.html

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1176262

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1180686

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1181126

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Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2021:0270-1
Rating: important
Affected Products: openSUSE Leap 15.2 ble.

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