SUSE 12 SP5 Python Important Patch 5 Issues 2026-1417-1
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April 17, 2026
An update that solves five vulnerabilities can now be installed.
Summary
## This update for python fixes the following issues: * CVE-2025-13462: incorrect parsing of TarInfo header when GNU long name and type AREGTYPE are combined (bsc#1259611). * CVE-2026-3479: improper resource argument validation can allow path traversal (bsc#1259989). * CVE-2026-3644: incomplete control character validation in `http.cookies` (bsc#1259734). * CVE-2026-4224: C stack overflow when parsing XML with deeply nested DTD content models (bsc#1259735). * CVE-2026-4519: leading dashes in URLs are accepted by the `webbrowser.open()` API and allow for web browser command line option injection (bsc#1260026). ## Patch Instructions: To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
Topics Covered
References
* bsc#1259611
* bsc#1259734
* bsc#1259735
* bsc#1259989
* bsc#1260026
Cross-
* CVE-2025-13462
* CVE-2026-3479
* CVE-2026-3644
* CVE-2026-4224
* CVE-2026-4519
CVSS scores:
* CVE-2025-13462 ( SUSE ): 2.0
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
* CVE-2025-13462 ( SUSE ): 2.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
* CVE-2025-13462 ( NVD ): 2.0
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/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-2026-3479 ( SUSE ): 2.0
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
* CVE-2026-3479 ( SUSE ): 3.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
* CVE-2026-3479 ( NVD ): 0.0
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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:1417-1
Release Date: 2026-04-16T16:41:23Z
Rating: important
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