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openSUSE 15.6: 2025:0521-1 important: python312 memory issue

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Calendar Grey February 13, 2025
Dist Opensuse Esm H88
Critical security notice for openSUSE Python 3.12 addressing severe memory flaws and domain verification vulnerabilities. Immediate updates are recommended for system integrity.
An update that solves two vulnerabilities and has one security fix can now be installed.

Description

This update for python312 fixes the following issues:

* CVE-2025-0938: Functions `urllib.parse.urlsplit` and `urlparse` accept

domain names including square brackets (bsc#1236705).

* CVE-2024-12254: Unbounded memory buffering in

SelectorSocketTransport.writelines() (bsc#1234290).

Other bugfixes:

* Position of SUSE Python interpreters on Externally managed environments

(bsc#1228165).

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Topics Covered

security advisory software patch security fix important memory issue python update domain validation openSUSE cross-reference memory buffering Python 3

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-2025-521=1 openSUSE-SLE-15.6-2025-521=1

* Python 3 Module 15-SP6

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Python3-15-SP6-2025-521=1

Package List

* openSUSE Leap 15.6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64 i586)

* libpython3_12-1_0-debuginfo-3.12.9-150600.3.18.1

* python312-tk-3.12.9-150600.3.18.1

* python312-curses-3.12.9-150600.3.18.1

* python312-debugsource-3.12.9-150600.3.18.1

* python312-idle-3.12.9-150600.3.18.1

* python312-base-3.12.9-150600.3.18.1

* python312-doc-devhelp-3.12.9-150600.3.18.1

* python312-tk-debuginfo-3.12.9-150600.3.18.1

* python312-debuginfo-3.12.9-150600.3.18.1

* libpython3_12-1_0-3.12.9-150600.3.18.1

* python312-base-debuginfo-3.12.9-150600.3.18.1

* python312-testsuite-3.12.9-150600.3.18.1

* python312-testsuite-debuginfo-3.12.9-150600.3.18.1

* python312-dbm-3.12.9-150600.3.18.1

* python312-curses-debuginfo-3.12.9-150600.3.18.1

* python312-doc-3.12.9-150600.3.18.1

* python312-3.12.9-150600.3.18.1

* python312-devel-3.12.9-150600.3.18.1

* python312-dbm-debuginfo-3.12.9-150600.3.18.1

* python312-core-debugsource-3.12.9-150600.3.18.1

* python312-tools-3.12.9-150600.3.18.1

* openSUSE Leap 15.6 (x86_64)

*...

Read the Full Advisory

References

* bsc#1228165

* bsc#1234290

* bsc#1236705

## References:

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

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-0938.html

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1228165

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

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1236705

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:0521-1
Release Date: 2025-02-13T16:11:53Z
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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security advisory software patch security fix important memory issue python update domain validation openSUSE cross-reference memory buffering Python 3

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