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openSUSE: 2024:4291-1 important: python312 memory buffer fix

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Calendar Grey December 11, 2024
Dist Opensuse Esm H88
The recent patch for python312 resolves critical memory vulnerabilities within openSUSE; crucial for safeguarding user data and enhancing overall system performance.
An update that solves one vulnerability and has one security fix can now be installed.

Description

This update for python312 fixes the following issues:

* CVE-2024-12254: Fixed unbounded memory buffering in

SelectorSocketTransport.writelines() (bsc#1234290)

Other fixes: \- Updated to version 3.12.8 \- Remove -IVendor/ from python-config

(bsc#1231795)

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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 15.6

zypper in -t patch SUSE-2024-4291=1 openSUSE-SLE-15.6-2024-4291=1

* Python 3 Module 15-SP6

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Python3-15-SP6-2024-4291=1

Package List

* openSUSE Leap 15.6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64 i586)

* python312-doc-devhelp-3.12.8-150600.3.12.1

* python312-tools-3.12.8-150600.3.12.1

* libpython3_12-1_0-debuginfo-3.12.8-150600.3.12.1

* python312-dbm-debuginfo-3.12.8-150600.3.12.1

* python312-tk-3.12.8-150600.3.12.1

* python312-idle-3.12.8-150600.3.12.1

* python312-base-3.12.8-150600.3.12.1

* python312-curses-3.12.8-150600.3.12.1

* python312-testsuite-debuginfo-3.12.8-150600.3.12.1

* python312-debugsource-3.12.8-150600.3.12.1

* libpython3_12-1_0-3.12.8-150600.3.12.1

* python312-tk-debuginfo-3.12.8-150600.3.12.1

* python312-testsuite-3.12.8-150600.3.12.1

* python312-3.12.8-150600.3.12.1

* python312-curses-debuginfo-3.12.8-150600.3.12.1

* python312-doc-3.12.8-150600.3.12.1

* python312-base-debuginfo-3.12.8-150600.3.12.1

* python312-dbm-3.12.8-150600.3.12.1

* python312-debuginfo-3.12.8-150600.3.12.1

* python312-devel-3.12.8-150600.3.12.1

* python312-core-debugsource-3.12.8-150600.3.12.1

* openSUSE Leap 15.6 (x86_64)

*...

Read the Full Advisory

References

* bsc#1231795

* bsc#1234290

## References:

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-12254.html

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1231795

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1234290

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2024:4291-1
Release Date: 2024-12-11T11:24:51Z
Affected Products: * openSUSE Leap 15.6 * Python 3 Module 15-SP6 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP6 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6

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