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SUSE 2026 1067-1 python-urllib3 Moderate Resource Consumption DoS

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Calendar Grey March 26, 2026
Dist Suse Esm H88
Update for python-urllib3 addresses a moderate issue due to resource consumption in Streaming API; patch recommended.
An update that solves one vulnerability and has one security fix can now be installed.

Summary

## This update for python-urllib3 fixes the following issue: * CVE-2025-66471: excessive resource consumption via decompression of highly compressed data in Streaming API (bsc#1254867). ## 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 15.3 zypper in -t patch SUSE-2026-1067=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.3 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.3-2026-1067=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.3-2026-1067=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.4 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.4-2026-1067=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.4-2026-1067=1

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Topics Covered

security advisory moderate SuSE DoS resource consumption python-urllib3

References

* bsc#1254867

* bsc#1259829

Cross-

* CVE-2025-66471

CVSS scores:

* CVE-2025-66471 ( 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

* CVE-2025-66471 ( SUSE ): 5.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

* CVE-2025-66471 ( NVD ): 8.9

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:H/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-2025-66471 ( NVD ): 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected Products:

* Basesystem Module 15-SP7

* openSUSE Leap 15.3

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP7

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.2

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:1067-1
Release Date: 2026-03-26T10:39:19Z
Rating: moderate

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security advisory moderate SuSE DoS resource consumption python-urllib3

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