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openSUSE Leap 15.3: Python3 Low Performance Issues Advisory 2025:4368-1

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Calendar Grey December 11, 2025
Dist Opensuse Esm H88
SUSE releases a low-severity update for python3 addressing two performance and processing issues. Apply now!
An update that solves two vulnerabilities can now be installed.

Description

This update for python3 fixes the following issues:

* CVE-2025-6075: quadratic complexity in `os.path.expandvars()` can lead to

performance degradation when values passed to it are user-controlled

(bsc#1252974).

* CVE-2025-8291: lack of validity checks on the ZIP64 End of Central Directory

(EOCD) record allows for the creation of ZIP archives that are processed

inconsistently by the `zipfile` module (bsc#1251305).

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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-2025-4368=1

* openSUSE Leap 15.6

zypper in -t patch openSUSE-SLE-15.6-2025-4368=1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.3

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.3-2025-4368=1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.3-2025-4368=1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.4

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.4-2025-4368=1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.4-2025-4368=1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.5-2025-4368=1

* Basesystem Module 15-SP6

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP6-2025-4368=1

* Basesystem Module 15-SP7

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP7-2025-4368=1

* Development Tools Module 15-SP6

zypper in -t patch...

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Package List

* openSUSE Leap 15.3 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64 i586)

* python3-tk-debuginfo-3.6.15-150300.10.100.1

* python3-dbm-3.6.15-150300.10.100.1

* python3-curses-3.6.15-150300.10.100.1

* python3-debuginfo-3.6.15-150300.10.100.1

* python3-core-debugsource-3.6.15-150300.10.100.1

* python3-doc-devhelp-3.6.15-150300.10.100.1

* libpython3_6m1_0-3.6.15-150300.10.100.1

* python3-idle-3.6.15-150300.10.100.1

* python3-devel-3.6.15-150300.10.100.1

* python3-debugsource-3.6.15-150300.10.100.1

* python3-testsuite-debuginfo-3.6.15-150300.10.100.1

* python3-doc-3.6.15-150300.10.100.1

* python3-base-debuginfo-3.6.15-150300.10.100.1

* python3-base-3.6.15-150300.10.100.1

* python3-3.6.15-150300.10.100.1

* python3-tk-3.6.15-150300.10.100.1

* python3-devel-debuginfo-3.6.15-150300.10.100.1

* libpython3_6m1_0-debuginfo-3.6.15-150300.10.100.1

* python3-testsuite-3.6.15-150300.10.100.1

* python3-curses-debuginfo-3.6.15-150300.10.100.1

* python3-dbm-debuginfo-3.6.15-150300.10.100.1

* python3-tools-3.6.15-150300.10.100.1

* openSUSE Leap...

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References

* bsc#1251305

* bsc#1252974

## References:

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-6075.html

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-8291.html

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1251305

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1252974

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:4368-1
Release Date: 2025-12-11T15:12:56Z
Affected Products: * Basesystem Module 15-SP6 * Basesystem Module 15-SP7 * Development Tools Module 15-SP6 * Development Tools Module 15-SP7 * openSUSE Leap 15.3 * openSUSE Leap 15.6 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP6 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP7 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.2 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.2 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.3 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.4 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP6 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP7 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP7 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP7

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