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openSUSE 15.4/15.5: 2023:3708-1 Important: Python39 TLS Bypass

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Calendar Grey September 20, 2023
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Python39 has been updated with a critical security patch addressing a TLS handshake evasion vulnerability. See further information within.
This update for python39 fixes the following issues: Update to 3.9.18:

Description

This update for python39 fixes the following issues:

* Update to 3.9.18:

* CVE-2023-40217: Fixed TLS handshake bypass on closed sockets (bsc#1214692).

The following non-security bugs were fixed:

* making marshalling of `set` and `frozenset` deterministic (bsc#1211765).

* stabilizing FLAG_REF usage (required for reproduceability (bsc#1213463).

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Patch

## Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE 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 15.4

zypper in -t patch openSUSE-SLE-15.4-2023-3708=1

* openSUSE Leap 15.5

zypper in -t patch openSUSE-SLE-15.5-2023-3708=1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP3

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-SP3-ESPOS-2023-3708=1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP3

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-SP3-LTSS-2023-3708=1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3 LTSS 15-SP3

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES-15-SP3-LTSS-2023-3708=1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP3

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES_SAP-15-SP3-2023-3708=1

* SUSE Manager Proxy 4.2

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SUSE-Manager-Proxy-4.2-2023-3708=1

* SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.2

zypper in -t patch...

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Package List

* openSUSE Leap 15.4 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)

* python39-3.9.18-150300.4.33.1

* python39-dbm-debuginfo-3.9.18-150300.4.33.1

* python39-tools-3.9.18-150300.4.33.1

* python39-curses-debuginfo-3.9.18-150300.4.33.1

* python39-idle-3.9.18-150300.4.33.1

* python39-doc-devhelp-3.9.18-150300.4.33.1

* python39-core-debugsource-3.9.18-150300.4.33.1

* libpython3_9-1_0-debuginfo-3.9.18-150300.4.33.1

* python39-testsuite-debuginfo-3.9.18-150300.4.33.1

* python39-devel-3.9.18-150300.4.33.1

* python39-doc-3.9.18-150300.4.33.1

* python39-debuginfo-3.9.18-150300.4.33.1

* python39-debugsource-3.9.18-150300.4.33.1

* python39-base-debuginfo-3.9.18-150300.4.33.1

* python39-dbm-3.9.18-150300.4.33.1

* python39-testsuite-3.9.18-150300.4.33.1

* libpython3_9-1_0-3.9.18-150300.4.33.1

* python39-curses-3.9.18-150300.4.33.1

* python39-tk-3.9.18-150300.4.33.1

* python39-tk-debuginfo-3.9.18-150300.4.33.1

* python39-base-3.9.18-150300.4.33.1

* openSUSE Leap 15.4 (x86_64)

* python39-base-32bit-3.9.18-150300.4.33.1

*...

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References

* #1211765

* #1213463

* #1214692

## References:

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-40217.html

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1211765

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1213463

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1214692

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2023:3708-1
Rating: important

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