This update for python-urllib3_1 fixes the following issue
* CVE-2026-44431: sensitive information disclosure due to sensitive headers
being forwarded across origins in proxied low-level redirects (bsc#1265267).
## 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-2026-2067=1
* Python 3 Module 15-SP7
zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Python3-15-SP7-2026-2067=1
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6 LTSS
zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES-15-SP6-LTSS-2026-2067=1
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6
zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES_SAP-15-SP6-2026-2067=1
* openSUSE Leap 15.6 (noarch)
* python311-urllib3_1-1.26.18-150600.3.9.1
* Python 3 Module 15-SP7 (noarch)
* python311-urllib3_1-1.26.18-150600.3.9.1
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6 LTSS (noarch)
* python311-urllib3_1-1.26.18-150600.3.9.1
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6 (noarch)
* python311-urllib3_1-1.26.18-150600.3.9.1
* bsc#1265267
## References:
* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-44431.html
* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1265267
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