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openSUSE 15.6 Python Moderate Denial of Service Fix 2026-0268-1

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Calendar Grey January 23, 2026
Dist Opensuse Esm H88
An openSUSE update addresses three vulnerabilities in python, including a denial of service issue. Install the latest patches now.
An update that solves three vulnerabilities can now be installed.

Description

This update for python fixes the following issues:

* CVE-2025-13836: Fixed reading an HTTP response from a server, if no read

amount is specified, with using Content-Length per default as the length

(bsc#1254400)

* CVE-2025-12084: Fixed Denial of Service due to quadratic algorithm in

xml.dom.minidom (bsc#1254997).

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Topics Covered

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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 15.6

zypper in -t patch openSUSE-SLE-15.6-2026-268=1

* SUSE Package Hub 15 15-SP7

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Packagehub-Subpackages-15-SP7-2026-268=1

Package List

* openSUSE Leap 15.6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)

* python-curses-debuginfo-2.7.18-150000.94.1

* python-base-2.7.18-150000.94.1

* python-curses-2.7.18-150000.94.1

* python-tk-debuginfo-2.7.18-150000.94.1

* python-devel-2.7.18-150000.94.1

* python-demo-2.7.18-150000.94.1

* python-debuginfo-2.7.18-150000.94.1

* python-2.7.18-150000.94.1

* python-base-debuginfo-2.7.18-150000.94.1

* libpython2_7-1_0-2.7.18-150000.94.1

* python-xml-2.7.18-150000.94.1

* python-base-debugsource-2.7.18-150000.94.1

* python-debugsource-2.7.18-150000.94.1

* python-gdbm-debuginfo-2.7.18-150000.94.1

* python-tk-2.7.18-150000.94.1

* python-gdbm-2.7.18-150000.94.1

* python-xml-debuginfo-2.7.18-150000.94.1

* python-idle-2.7.18-150000.94.1

* libpython2_7-1_0-debuginfo-2.7.18-150000.94.1

* openSUSE Leap 15.6 (x86_64)

* python-32bit-debuginfo-2.7.18-150000.94.1

* python-32bit-2.7.18-150000.94.1

* python-base-32bit-2.7.18-150000.94.1

* libpython2_7-1_0-32bit-2.7.18-150000.94.1

* libpython2_7-1_0-32bit-debuginfo-2.7.18-150000.94.1

*...

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References

* bsc#1254400

* bsc#1254997

## References:

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-12084.html

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-13836.html

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

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1254400

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1254997

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:0268-1
Release Date: 2026-01-23T09:40:55Z
Affected Products: * openSUSE Leap 15.6 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP7 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP7 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP7 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP7 * SUSE Package Hub 15 15-SP7

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