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SUSE: 2020:3566-1 Important: Python Setuptools Directory Traversal

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Calendar Grey November 30, 2020
Dist Suse Esm H88
A significant revision for python-setuptools deals with a vulnerability in directory navigation, bolstering security measures in SUSE environments.
An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available

Summary

This update for python-setuptools fixes the following issues: - Fixed a directory traversal in _download_http_url() (bsc#1176262 CVE-2019-20916) 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 Module for Python2 15-SP2: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Python2-15-SP2-2020-3566=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Python2 15-SP1: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Python2-15-SP1-2020-3566=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15-SP2: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP2-2020-3566=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15-SP1:

References

#1176262

Cross- CVE-2019-20916

Affected Products:

SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Python2 15-SP2

SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Python2 15-SP1

SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15-SP2

SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15-SP1

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-20916.html

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1176262

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2020:3566-1
Rating: important

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