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openSUSE Leap 16.0 python-requests Moderate Zip Extraction 2026-20926-1

opensuse
Calendar Grey June 9, 2026
Dist Opensuse Esm H88
An update to address a moderate vulnerability in python-requests, resolving issues with zip extraction security.
An update that solves one vulnerability and has one bug fix can now be installed.

Description

This update for python-requests fixes the following issue:

- CVE-2026-25645: `extract_zipped_paths()` uses predictable filenames when extracting files from zip archives and reuses

target files that already exist without validation (bsc#1260589).

Patch instructions:

To install this openSUSE security 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 16.0

zypper in -t patch openSUSE-Leap-16.0-908=1

Patch

Package List

- openSUSE Leap 16.0:

python313-requests-2.32.4-160000.3.1

References

* bsc#1260589

References:

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-25645.html

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Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2026:20926-1
Rating: moderate
Affected Products: openSUSE Leap 16.0 -------------------------------------------------------------

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