SUSE Security Update: Security update for python
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Announcement ID:    SUSE-SU-2020:14306-1
Rating:             moderate
References:         #1162367 
Cross-References:   CVE-2020-8492
Affected Products:
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4-LTSS
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 11-SP3
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP3
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   An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.

Description:

   This update for python fixes the following security issue:

   - CVE-2020-8492: Fixed a regular expression in urllib that was prone to
     denial of service via HTTP (bsc#1162367).


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 Server 11-SP4-LTSS:

      zypper in -t patch slessp4-python-14306=1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 11-SP3:

      zypper in -t patch sleposp3-python-14306=1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4:

      zypper in -t patch dbgsp4-python-14306=1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP3:

      zypper in -t patch dbgsp3-python-14306=1



Package List:

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4-LTSS (i586 ppc64 s390x x86_64):

      libpython2_6-1_0-2.6.9-40.35.1
      python-2.6.9-40.35.2
      python-base-2.6.9-40.35.1
      python-curses-2.6.9-40.35.2
      python-demo-2.6.9-40.35.2
      python-gdbm-2.6.9-40.35.2
      python-idle-2.6.9-40.35.2
      python-tk-2.6.9-40.35.2
      python-xml-2.6.9-40.35.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4-LTSS (ppc64 s390x x86_64):

      libpython2_6-1_0-32bit-2.6.9-40.35.1
      python-32bit-2.6.9-40.35.2
      python-base-32bit-2.6.9-40.35.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4-LTSS (noarch):

      python-doc-2.6-8.40.35.1
      python-doc-pdf-2.6-8.40.35.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 11-SP3 (noarch):

      python-doc-2.6-8.40.35.1
      python-doc-pdf-2.6-8.40.35.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 11-SP3 (i586):

      libpython2_6-1_0-2.6.9-40.35.1
      python-2.6.9-40.35.2
      python-base-2.6.9-40.35.1
      python-curses-2.6.9-40.35.2
      python-demo-2.6.9-40.35.2
      python-gdbm-2.6.9-40.35.2
      python-idle-2.6.9-40.35.2
      python-tk-2.6.9-40.35.2
      python-xml-2.6.9-40.35.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4 (i586 ppc64 s390x x86_64):

      python-base-debuginfo-2.6.9-40.35.1
      python-base-debugsource-2.6.9-40.35.1
      python-debuginfo-2.6.9-40.35.2
      python-debugsource-2.6.9-40.35.2

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4 (ppc64 s390x x86_64):

      python-base-debuginfo-32bit-2.6.9-40.35.1
      python-debuginfo-32bit-2.6.9-40.35.2

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP3 (i586 s390x x86_64):

      python-base-debuginfo-2.6.9-40.35.1
      python-base-debugsource-2.6.9-40.35.1
      python-debuginfo-2.6.9-40.35.2
      python-debugsource-2.6.9-40.35.2

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP3 (s390x x86_64):

      python-base-debuginfo-32bit-2.6.9-40.35.1
      python-debuginfo-32bit-2.6.9-40.35.2


References:

   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-8492.html
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1162367

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