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SUSE Linux 15 SP7 Python Moderate Update 2026-0268-1 CVE-2025-12084

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Calendar Grey January 23, 2026
Dist Suse Esm H88
Install a security update for Python on SUSE to resolve three vulnerabilities and improve system protection.
An update that solves three vulnerabilities can now be installed.

Summary

## 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). ## 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

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Topics Covered

security advisory moderate denial of service SuSE patch python

References

* bsc#1254400

* bsc#1254997

Cross-

* CVE-2025-12084

* CVE-2025-13836

* CVE-2025-6075

CVSS scores:

* CVE-2025-12084 ( SUSE ): 6.3

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

* CVE-2025-12084 ( SUSE ): 4.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

* CVE-2025-12084 ( NVD ): 6.3

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

* CVE-2025-12084 ( NVD ): 5.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

* CVE-2025-13836 ( SUSE ): 6.3

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:0268-1
Release Date: 2026-01-23T09:40:55Z
Rating: moderate

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Topics Covered

security advisory moderate denial of service SuSE patch python

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