SUSE: 2024:0901-1 Important: Python3 Symlink Bug and Threat Assessment
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March 14, 2024
* bsc#1214691 * bsc#1219666 Cross-References: * CVE-2022-48566
Summary
## This update for python3 fixes the following issues: * CVE-2023-6597: Fixed symlink bug in cleanup of tempfile.TemporaryDirectory (bsc#1219666). * CVE-2022-48566: Make compare_digest more constant-time (bsc#1214691). ## 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: * openSUSE Leap Micro 5.4 zypper in -t patch openSUSE-Leap-Micro-5.4-2024-901=1 * openSUSE Leap 15.5 zypper in -t patch openSUSE-SLE-15.5-2024-901=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.3 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.3-2024-901=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.3-2024-901=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.4
Topics Covered
References
* bsc#1214691
* bsc#1219666
Cross-
* CVE-2022-48566
* CVE-2023-6597
CVSS scores:
* 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 ): 5.9 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
* CVE-2023-6597 ( SUSE ): 8.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Products:
* Basesystem Module 15-SP5
* Development Tools Module 15-SP5
* openSUSE Leap 15.3
* openSUSE Leap 15.5
* openSUSE Leap Micro 5.3
* openSUSE Leap Micro 5.4
* SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP4 LTSS 15-SP4
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP5
* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3
* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4
* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5
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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2024:0901-1
Rating: important
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