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Security Vulnerabilities in openSUSE Backports for SLE-15-SP7 - python-nltk

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Calendar Grey March 27, 2026
Dist Opensuse Esm H88
This update resolves critical issues in python-nltk affecting openSUSE Backports SLE-15-SP7 with important risk levels.
An update that fixes three vulnerabilities is now available.

Description

This update for python-nltk fixes the following issues:

- CVE-2026-33230: reflected cross-site scripting issue in the `lookup_...`

route (boo#1260066)

- CVE-2026-33231: unauthenticated remote shutdown of the local WordNet

Browser HTTP server when it is started in its default mode (boo#1260067)

- CVE-2026-33236: Attackers can control a remote XML index server to

provide malicious values containing path traversal sequences

(boo#1260068)

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory cross site scripting important OpenSUSE remote shutdown python-nltk

Patch

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 Backports SLE-15-SP7:

zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2026-98=1

Package List

- openSUSE Backports SLE-15-SP7 (noarch):

python3-nltk-3.7-bp157.3.9.1

References

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-33230.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-33231.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-33236.html

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1260066

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1260067

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1260068

Severity
important
Lowest
Low
Medium
High
Critical

Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2026:0098-1
Rating: important
Affected Products: openSUSE Backports SLE-15-SP7

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory cross site scripting important OpenSUSE remote shutdown python-nltk

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