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openSUSE Leap 15.6: SUSE-SU-2025:01662-1 low: python-cryptography issue

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Calendar Grey May 22, 2025
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This release resolves a minor concern in python-cryptography for openSUSE, correcting a use-after-free flaw.
An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

Description

This update for python-cryptography fixes the following issues:

* CVE-2025-3416: openssl: use-after-free in `Md::fetch` and `Cipher::fetch`

when `Some(...)` value passed as `properties` argument to either function

(bsc#1242631).

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Topics Covered

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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-2025-1662=1 openSUSE-SLE-15.6-2025-1662=1

* Python 3 Module 15-SP6

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Python3-15-SP6-2025-1662=1

Package List

* openSUSE Leap 15.6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64 i586)

* python311-cryptography-41.0.3-150600.23.6.1

* Python 3 Module 15-SP6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)

* python311-cryptography-41.0.3-150600.23.6.1

References

* bsc#1242631

## References:

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-3416.html

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1242631

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:01662-1
Release Date: 2025-05-22T16:04:47Z
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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