This update for python fixes the following issues: Security issues fixed: - CVE-2016-0772: smtplib vulnerability opens startTLS stripping attack (bsc#984751) - CVE-2016-5636: heap overflow when importing malformed zip files (bsc#985177) - CVE-2016-5699: incorrect validation of HTTP headers allow header injection (bsc#985348) - CVE-2016-1000110: HTTPoxy vulnerability in urllib, fixed by disregarding HTTP_PROXY when REQUEST_METHOD is also set (bsc#989523) - CVE-2019-5010: Fixed a denial-of-service vulnerability in the X509 certificate parser (bsc#1122191) 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:
#1122191 #984751 #985177 #985348 #989523
Cross- CVE-2016-0772 CVE-2016-1000110 CVE-2016-5636
CVE-2016-5699 CVE-2019-5010
Affected Products:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-LTSS
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-0772.html
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1000110.html
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-5636.html
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-5699.html
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-5010.html
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1122191
https://bugzilla.suse.com/984751
https://bugzilla.suse.com/985177
https://bugzilla.suse.com/985348
https://bugzilla.suse.com/989523
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