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openSUSE Leap 15.6: python312 Moderate Denial of Service CVE-2025-8194

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Calendar Grey August 25, 2025
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Urgent security patch for openSUSE tackles CVE-2025-8194 impacting Python 3.12, reducing potential DoS threats.
An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

Description

This update for python312 fixes the following issues:

* CVE-2025-8194: Fixed denial of service caused by tar archives with negative

offsets (bsc#1247249).

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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-2025-2982=1 openSUSE-SLE-15.6-2025-2982=1

* Python 3 Module 15-SP6

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Python3-15-SP6-2025-2982=1

Package List

* openSUSE Leap 15.6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64 i586)

* python312-testsuite-3.12.11-150600.3.36.1

* python312-dbm-debuginfo-3.12.11-150600.3.36.1

* python312-debugsource-3.12.11-150600.3.36.1

* python312-core-debugsource-3.12.11-150600.3.36.1

* python312-curses-3.12.11-150600.3.36.1

* python312-curses-debuginfo-3.12.11-150600.3.36.1

* python312-base-3.12.11-150600.3.36.1

* python312-testsuite-debuginfo-3.12.11-150600.3.36.1

* python312-devel-3.12.11-150600.3.36.1

* python312-base-debuginfo-3.12.11-150600.3.36.1

* python312-tk-debuginfo-3.12.11-150600.3.36.1

* python312-tools-3.12.11-150600.3.36.1

* libpython3_12-1_0-3.12.11-150600.3.36.1

* python312-dbm-3.12.11-150600.3.36.1

* python312-doc-3.12.11-150600.3.36.1

* python312-doc-devhelp-3.12.11-150600.3.36.1

* python312-idle-3.12.11-150600.3.36.1

* libpython3_12-1_0-debuginfo-3.12.11-150600.3.36.1

* python312-tk-3.12.11-150600.3.36.1

* python312-3.12.11-150600.3.36.1

* python312-debuginfo-3.12.11-150600.3.36.1

* openSUSE Leap 15.6 (x86_64)

*...

Read the Full Advisory

References

* bsc#1247249

## References:

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-8194.html

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1247249

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:02982-1
Release Date: 2025-08-25T13:48:35Z
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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