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openSUSE 15.3 & 15.6: 2025:01723-1 important: python39-setuptools

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Calendar Grey May 28, 2025
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Essential security patch released for python39-setuptools addressing directory traversal vulnerability, assigned high importance.
An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

Description

This update for python39-setuptools fixes the following issues:

* CVE-2025-47273: path traversal in PackageIndex.download may lead to an

arbitrary file write (bsc#1243313).

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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 15.3

zypper in -t patch SUSE-2025-1723=1

* openSUSE Leap 15.6

zypper in -t patch openSUSE-SLE-15.6-2025-1723=1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP3

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-SP3-LTSS-2025-1723=1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3 LTSS

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES-15-SP3-LTSS-2025-1723=1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP3

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES_SAP-15-SP3-2025-1723=1

* SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1

zypper in -t patch SUSE-Storage-7.1-2025-1723=1

Package List

* openSUSE Leap 15.3 (noarch)

* python39-setuptools-44.1.1-150300.7.12.1

* openSUSE Leap 15.6 (noarch)

* python39-setuptools-44.1.1-150300.7.12.1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP3 (noarch)

* python39-setuptools-44.1.1-150300.7.12.1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3 LTSS (noarch)

* python39-setuptools-44.1.1-150300.7.12.1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP3 (noarch)

* python39-setuptools-44.1.1-150300.7.12.1

* SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1 (noarch)

* python39-setuptools-44.1.1-150300.7.12.1

References

* bsc#1243313

## References:

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-47273.html

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1243313

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:01723-1
Release Date: 2025-05-28T11:08:37Z
Affected Products: * openSUSE Leap 15.3 * openSUSE Leap 15.6 * SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3 * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP3 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3 LTSS * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP3

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