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SUSE Linux Enterprise 12-SP3: 2018:3554-1 Moderate: Python Fix

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Calendar Grey October 29, 2018
Dist Suse Esm H88
SUSE's latest security patch resolves vulnerabilities in python, boosting system resilience and efficiency on various platforms.
An update that solves three vulnerabilities and has one errata is now available

Summary

This update for python, python-base fixes the following issues: Security issues fixed: - CVE-2018-1000802: Prevent command injection in shutil module (make_archive function) via passage of unfiltered user input (bsc#1109663). - 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). 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 Workstation Extension 12-SP3:

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Topics Covered

security advisory software update DoS python SUSE Linux command injection

References

#1086001 #1088004 #1088009 #1109663

Cross- CVE-2018-1000802 CVE-2018-1060 CVE-2018-1061

Affected Products:

SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12-SP3

SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP3

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP3

SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP3

SUSE Enterprise Storage 5

SUSE CaaS Platform ALL

SUSE CaaS Platform 3.0

OpenStack Cloud Magnum Orchestration 7

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-1000802.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/1109663

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2018:3554-1
Rating: moderate

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Topics Covered

security advisory software update DoS python SUSE Linux command injection

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