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SUSE: 2025:01693-1 important: CVE-2025-47273 path traversal issue

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Calendar Grey May 23, 2025
Dist Suse Esm H88
The recent update from SUSE resolves the CVE-2026-38490 flaw in python38-setuptools, mitigating a directory traversal threat.
* bsc#1243313 Cross-References: * CVE-2025-47273

Summary

## This update for python36-setuptools fixes the following issues: * CVE-2025-47273: path traversal in PackageIndex.download may lead to an arbitrary file write (bsc#1243313). ## 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 Server 12 SP5 LTSS zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-LTSS-2025-1693=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-LTSS-EXTENDED-SECURITY-2025-1693=1 ## Package List: * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS (noarch) * python36-setuptools-44.1.1-8.12.1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security (noarch)

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Topics Covered

security advisory important SUSE Linux path traversal arbitrary write python36-setuptools

References

* bsc#1243313

Cross-

* CVE-2025-47273

CVSS scores:

* CVE-2025-47273 ( SUSE ): 7.7

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

* CVE-2025-47273 ( SUSE ): 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

* CVE-2025-47273 ( NVD ): 7.7

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

Affected Products:

* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:01693-1
Release Date: 2025-05-23T12:48:06Z
Rating: important

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security advisory important SUSE Linux path traversal arbitrary write python36-setuptools

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