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openSUSE Leap 15.3 Security Update: Denial Of Service in python-py

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Calendar Grey July 11, 2021
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An update for openSUSE has been released to resolve a denial of service vulnerability in the python-py package. Update Identifier: openSUSE-SU-2021:1859-1.
An update that solves one vulnerability and has one errata is now available

Description

This update for python-py fixes the following issues:

- CVE-2020-29651: Fixed regular expression denial of service in svnwc.py

(bsc#1179805, bsc#1184505).

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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 15.3:

zypper in -t patch openSUSE-SLE-15.3-2021-1859=1

Package List

- openSUSE Leap 15.3 (noarch):

python2-py-1.8.1-5.6.1

python3-py-1.8.1-5.6.1

References

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-29651.html

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1179805

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1184505

Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2021:1859-1
Rating: moderate
Affected Products: openSUSE Leap 15.3 ble.

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