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SUSE: 2018:2408-1 Important: Python Denial Of Service Fixes

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Calendar Grey August 17, 2018
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SUSE Security Bulletin: Critical python updates address multiple DoS and memory overflow vulnerabilities. Advisory ID: SUSE-SU-2021:3015-2.
An update that solves three vulnerabilities and has one errata is now available

Summary

This update for python-base fixes the following issues: Security issues fixed: - CVE-2018-1061: Fixed DoS via regular expression backtracking in difflib.IS_LINE_JUNK method in difflib (bsc#1088004). - CVE-2018-1060: Fixed DoS via regular expression catastrophic backtracking in apop() method in pop3lib (bsc#1088009). - CVE-2016-5636: Fixed heap overflow in zipimporter module (bsc#985177) Bug fixes: - bsc#1086001: python tarfile uses random order. Patch Instructions: To install this SUSE 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: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11-SP4: zypper in -t patch sdksp4-python-13737=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4:

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security advisory denial of service software update important heap overflow SUSE python

References

#1086001 #1088004 #1088009 #985177

Cross- CVE-2016-5636 CVE-2018-1060 CVE-2018-1061

Affected Products:

SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11-SP4

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP3-LTSS

SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 11-SP3

SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4

SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP3

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-5636.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-1060.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-1061.html

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1086001

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1088004

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1088009

https://bugzilla.suse.com/985177

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2018:2408-1
Rating: important

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