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An update that solves two vulnerabilities can now be installed.. # Security update for python-python-multipart Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:21999-1 Release Date: 2026-05-29T14:27:32Z Rating: important References: * bsc#1262403 * bsc#1265250 Cross-References: * CVE-2026-40347 * CVE-2026-42561 CVSS scores: * CVE-2026-40347 ( SUSE ): 6.9 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N * CVE-2026-40347 ( SUSE ): 5.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L * CVE-2026-40347 ( NVD ): 5.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L * CVE-2026-42561 ( SUSE ): 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H * CVE-2026-42561 ( NVD ): 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Affected Products: * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP applications 16.0 An update that solves two vulnerabilities can now be installed. ## Description: This update for python-python-multipart fixes the following issues * CVE-2026-40347: crafted `multipart/form-data` can cause a denial of service (bsc#1262403). * CVE-2026-42561: denial of service vulnerability in multipart part header parsing (bsc#1265250). ## 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 16.0 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLES-16.0-827=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP applications 16.0 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLES-16.0-827=1 ## Package List: * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0 (noarch) * python313-python-multipart-0.0.20-160000.4.1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP applications 16.0 (noarch) * python313-python-multipart-0.0.20-160000.4.1 ## References: * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-40347.html * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-42561.html *https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1262403 * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1265250 . Update addresses important denial of service issues in python-python-multipart for SUSE users. Install promptly.. python-multipart SUSE update Denial of Service two vulnerabilities. . Severity: Important. LinuxSecurity.com Team
It was discovered that the parse_options_header() function of multipart, a Python multipart/form-data parser was susceptible to denial of service via malformed request headers or multipart/form-data streams. For the stable distribution (trixie), this problem has been fixed in version 1.2.1-2+deb13u1.. - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-6161-1
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