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SUSE: 2023:4001-1 Moderate: Python XXE Security Advisory

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Calendar Grey October 6, 2023
Dist Suse Esm H88
Urgent security patch for Python tackles various flaws in SUSE Linux, necessitating prompt installation.
* #1214685 * #1214691 Cross-References: * CVE-2022-48565

Summary

## This update for python fixes the following issues: * CVE-2022-48566: Constant-time-defeating optimisations were possible in the accumulator variable in hmac.compare_digest. (bsc#1214691) * CVE-2022-48565: Fixed an XXE in the plistlib module. (bsc#1214685) ## Patch Instructions: To install this SUSE 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 High Performance Computing 12 SP5 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-2023-4001=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-2023-4001=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-2023-4001=1

References

* #1214685

* #1214691

Cross-

* CVE-2022-48565

* CVE-2022-48566

CVSS scores:

* CVE-2022-48565 ( SUSE ): 5.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

* CVE-2022-48565 ( NVD ): 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

* CVE-2022-48566 ( SUSE ): 5.9 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N

* CVE-2022-48566 ( NVD ): 8.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Products:

* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 12-SP5

An update that solves two vulnerabilities can now be installed.

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* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-48565.html

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-48566.html

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2023:4001-1
Rating: moderate

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