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SUSE python-python-engineio Important DoS Exploits Vuln 2026-3085-1

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Calendar Grey July 17, 2026
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A vital security update for python-python-engineio is available addressing critical exploits affecting multiple SUSE systems.
SUSE has released a security update for python-python-engineio, addressing two vulnerabilities that could lead to denial of service attacks

Summary

## This update for python-python-engineio fixes the following issues: * CVE-2026-48802: remote user can cause the creation of unnecessary background threads in the server through the heartbeat mechanism and cause a DoS (bsc#1269544). * CVE-2026-48809: size of incoming messages is not checked before they are loaded into memory and allows remote users to cause a DoS via excessive memory allocation (bsc#1269545). ## 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: * Python 3 Module 15-SP7 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Python3-15-SP7-2026-3085=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6

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References

* bsc#1269544

* bsc#1269545

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* CVE-2026-48802

* CVE-2026-48809

CVSS scores:

* CVE-2026-48802 ( SUSE ): 8.7

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

* CVE-2026-48802 ( SUSE ): 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

* CVE-2026-48809 ( SUSE ): 8.7

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

* CVE-2026-48809 ( SUSE ): 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected Products:

* openSUSE Leap 15.6

* Python 3 Module 15-SP7

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP7

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6 LTSS

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP7

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP7

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:3085-1
Release Date: 2026-07-16T17:51:00Z
Rating: important

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