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SUSE: 2021:4001-1 Moderate: Python-Pip Unicode Handling Issue

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Calendar Grey December 13, 2021
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A critical patch for python-pip addresses unicode delimiter processing, safeguarding overall system safety and performance.
An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available

Summary

This update for python-pip fixes the following issues: - CVE-2021-3572: Fixed incorrect handling of unicode separators in git references (bsc#1186819). 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-SP3: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Python2-15-SP3-2021-4001=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Python2 15-SP2: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Python2-15-SP2-2021-4001=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15-SP3: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP3-2021-4001=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15-SP2:

References

#1186819

Cross- CVE-2021-3572

CVSS scores:

CVE-2021-3572 (SUSE): 4.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Affected Products:

SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Python2 15-SP3

SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Python2 15-SP2

SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15-SP3

SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15-SP2

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-3572.html

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1186819

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2021:4001-1
Rating: moderate

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