# Security update for python311

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2023:2937-1  
Rating: important  
References:

  * bsc#1203750
  * bsc#1208471

  
Cross-References:

  * CVE-2007-4559
  * CVE-2023-24329

  
CVSS scores:

  * CVE-2007-4559 ( SUSE ):  5.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
  * CVE-2023-24329 ( SUSE ):  7.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L
  * CVE-2023-24329 ( NVD ):  7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

  
Affected Products:

  * openSUSE Leap 15.4
  * openSUSE Leap 15.5
  * Python 3 Module 15-SP4
  * Python 3 Module 15-SP5
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP4
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP5
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5
  * SUSE Manager Proxy 4.3
  * SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.3
  * SUSE Manager Server 4.3

  
  
An update that solves two vulnerabilities can now be installed.

## Description:

This update for python311 fixes the following issues:

python was updated to version 3.11.4:

  * CVE-2023-24329: Fixed blocklist bypass via the urllib.parse component when
    supplying a URL that starts with blank characters (bsc#1208471).
  * CVE-2007-4559: Fixed python tarfile module directory traversal
    (bsc#1203750).
  * Fixed a security in flaw in uu.decode() that could allow for directory
    traversal based on the input if no out_file was specified.
  * Do not expose the local on-disk location in directory indexes produced by
    http.client.SimpleHTTPRequestHandler.

Bugfixes:

  * trace. **main** now uses io.open_code() for files to be executed instead of
    raw open().

## 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 15.4  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-2023-2937=1 openSUSE-SLE-15.4-2023-2937=1

  * openSUSE Leap 15.5  
    zypper in -t patch openSUSE-SLE-15.5-2023-2937=1

  * Python 3 Module 15-SP4  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Python3-15-SP4-2023-2937=1

  * Python 3 Module 15-SP5  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Python3-15-SP5-2023-2937=1

## Package List:

  * openSUSE Leap 15.4 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64 i586)
    * libpython3_11-1_0-debuginfo-3.11.4-150400.9.15.3
    * python311-3.11.4-150400.9.15.1
    * python311-base-3.11.4-150400.9.15.3
    * python311-curses-3.11.4-150400.9.15.1
    * python311-devel-3.11.4-150400.9.15.3
    * python311-testsuite-debuginfo-3.11.4-150400.9.15.3
    * python311-doc-3.11.4-150400.9.15.2
    * python311-testsuite-3.11.4-150400.9.15.3
    * python311-doc-devhelp-3.11.4-150400.9.15.2
    * python311-debuginfo-3.11.4-150400.9.15.1
    * python311-dbm-3.11.4-150400.9.15.1
    * libpython3_11-1_0-3.11.4-150400.9.15.3
    * python311-core-debugsource-3.11.4-150400.9.15.3
    * python311-tk-3.11.4-150400.9.15.1
    * python311-idle-3.11.4-150400.9.15.1
    * python311-tk-debuginfo-3.11.4-150400.9.15.1
    * python311-debugsource-3.11.4-150400.9.15.1
    * python311-dbm-debuginfo-3.11.4-150400.9.15.1
    * python311-base-debuginfo-3.11.4-150400.9.15.3
    * python311-tools-3.11.4-150400.9.15.3
    * python311-curses-debuginfo-3.11.4-150400.9.15.1
  * openSUSE Leap 15.4 (x86_64)
    * python311-base-32bit-debuginfo-3.11.4-150400.9.15.3
    * libpython3_11-1_0-32bit-debuginfo-3.11.4-150400.9.15.3
    * python311-base-32bit-3.11.4-150400.9.15.3
    * python311-32bit-3.11.4-150400.9.15.1
    * python311-32bit-debuginfo-3.11.4-150400.9.15.1
    * libpython3_11-1_0-32bit-3.11.4-150400.9.15.3
  * openSUSE Leap 15.4 (aarch64_ilp32)
    * python311-base-64bit-debuginfo-3.11.4-150400.9.15.3
    * python311-64bit-3.11.4-150400.9.15.1
    * python311-base-64bit-3.11.4-150400.9.15.3
    * libpython3_11-1_0-64bit-3.11.4-150400.9.15.3
    * python311-64bit-debuginfo-3.11.4-150400.9.15.1
    * libpython3_11-1_0-64bit-debuginfo-3.11.4-150400.9.15.3
  * openSUSE Leap 15.5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * libpython3_11-1_0-debuginfo-3.11.4-150400.9.15.3
    * python311-3.11.4-150400.9.15.1
    * python311-base-3.11.4-150400.9.15.3
    * python311-curses-3.11.4-150400.9.15.1
    * python311-devel-3.11.4-150400.9.15.3
    * python311-testsuite-debuginfo-3.11.4-150400.9.15.3
    * python311-doc-3.11.4-150400.9.15.2
    * python311-testsuite-3.11.4-150400.9.15.3
    * python311-doc-devhelp-3.11.4-150400.9.15.2
    * python311-debuginfo-3.11.4-150400.9.15.1
    * python311-dbm-3.11.4-150400.9.15.1
    * libpython3_11-1_0-3.11.4-150400.9.15.3
    * python311-core-debugsource-3.11.4-150400.9.15.3
    * python311-tk-3.11.4-150400.9.15.1
    * python311-idle-3.11.4-150400.9.15.1
    * python311-tk-debuginfo-3.11.4-150400.9.15.1
    * python311-debugsource-3.11.4-150400.9.15.1
    * python311-base-debuginfo-3.11.4-150400.9.15.3
    * python311-dbm-debuginfo-3.11.4-150400.9.15.1
    * python311-tools-3.11.4-150400.9.15.3
    * python311-curses-debuginfo-3.11.4-150400.9.15.1
  * openSUSE Leap 15.5 (x86_64)
    * python311-base-32bit-debuginfo-3.11.4-150400.9.15.3
    * libpython3_11-1_0-32bit-debuginfo-3.11.4-150400.9.15.3
    * python311-base-32bit-3.11.4-150400.9.15.3
    * python311-32bit-3.11.4-150400.9.15.1
    * python311-32bit-debuginfo-3.11.4-150400.9.15.1
    * libpython3_11-1_0-32bit-3.11.4-150400.9.15.3
  * Python 3 Module 15-SP4 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * python311-tk-3.11.4-150400.9.15.1
    * python311-doc-3.11.4-150400.9.15.2
    * python311-idle-3.11.4-150400.9.15.1
    * python311-tk-debuginfo-3.11.4-150400.9.15.1
    * python311-dbm-3.11.4-150400.9.15.1
    * libpython3_11-1_0-debuginfo-3.11.4-150400.9.15.3
    * python311-3.11.4-150400.9.15.1
    * python311-debugsource-3.11.4-150400.9.15.1
    * python311-base-3.11.4-150400.9.15.3
    * libpython3_11-1_0-3.11.4-150400.9.15.3
    * python311-base-debuginfo-3.11.4-150400.9.15.3
    * python311-dbm-debuginfo-3.11.4-150400.9.15.1
    * python311-curses-3.11.4-150400.9.15.1
    * python311-debuginfo-3.11.4-150400.9.15.1
    * python311-tools-3.11.4-150400.9.15.3
    * python311-doc-devhelp-3.11.4-150400.9.15.2
    * python311-devel-3.11.4-150400.9.15.3
    * python311-curses-debuginfo-3.11.4-150400.9.15.1
    * python311-core-debugsource-3.11.4-150400.9.15.3
  * Python 3 Module 15-SP5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * python311-tk-3.11.4-150400.9.15.1
    * python311-doc-3.11.4-150400.9.15.2
    * python311-idle-3.11.4-150400.9.15.1
    * python311-tk-debuginfo-3.11.4-150400.9.15.1
    * python311-dbm-3.11.4-150400.9.15.1
    * libpython3_11-1_0-debuginfo-3.11.4-150400.9.15.3
    * python311-3.11.4-150400.9.15.1
    * python311-debugsource-3.11.4-150400.9.15.1
    * python311-base-3.11.4-150400.9.15.3
    * libpython3_11-1_0-3.11.4-150400.9.15.3
    * python311-base-debuginfo-3.11.4-150400.9.15.3
    * python311-dbm-debuginfo-3.11.4-150400.9.15.1
    * python311-curses-3.11.4-150400.9.15.1
    * python311-debuginfo-3.11.4-150400.9.15.1
    * python311-tools-3.11.4-150400.9.15.3
    * python311-doc-devhelp-3.11.4-150400.9.15.2
    * python311-devel-3.11.4-150400.9.15.3
    * python311-curses-debuginfo-3.11.4-150400.9.15.1
    * python311-core-debugsource-3.11.4-150400.9.15.3

## References:

  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2007-4559.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-24329.html
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1203750
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1208471

openSUSE: 2023:2937-1: important: python311 Security Advisory Update

February 27, 2024
This update for python311 fixes the following issues: python was updated to version 3.11.4:

Description

This update for python311 fixes the following issues: python was updated to version 3.11.4: * CVE-2023-24329: Fixed blocklist bypass via the urllib.parse component when supplying a URL that starts with blank characters (bsc#1208471). * CVE-2007-4559: Fixed python tarfile module directory traversal (bsc#1203750). * Fixed a security in flaw in uu.decode() that could allow for directory traversal based on the input if no out_file was specified. * Do not expose the local on-disk location in directory indexes produced by http.client.SimpleHTTPRequestHandler. Bugfixes: * trace. **main** now uses io.open_code() for files to be executed instead of raw open().

 

Patch

## 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 15.4 zypper in -t patch SUSE-2023-2937=1 openSUSE-SLE-15.4-2023-2937=1 * openSUSE Leap 15.5 zypper in -t patch openSUSE-SLE-15.5-2023-2937=1 * Python 3 Module 15-SP4 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Python3-15-SP4-2023-2937=1 * Python 3 Module 15-SP5 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Python3-15-SP5-2023-2937=1


Package List

* openSUSE Leap 15.4 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64 i586) * libpython3_11-1_0-debuginfo-3.11.4-150400.9.15.3 * python311-3.11.4-150400.9.15.1 * python311-base-3.11.4-150400.9.15.3 * python311-curses-3.11.4-150400.9.15.1 * python311-devel-3.11.4-150400.9.15.3 * python311-testsuite-debuginfo-3.11.4-150400.9.15.3 * python311-doc-3.11.4-150400.9.15.2 * python311-testsuite-3.11.4-150400.9.15.3 * python311-doc-devhelp-3.11.4-150400.9.15.2 * python311-debuginfo-3.11.4-150400.9.15.1 * python311-dbm-3.11.4-150400.9.15.1 * libpython3_11-1_0-3.11.4-150400.9.15.3 * python311-core-debugsource-3.11.4-150400.9.15.3 * python311-tk-3.11.4-150400.9.15.1 * python311-idle-3.11.4-150400.9.15.1 * python311-tk-debuginfo-3.11.4-150400.9.15.1 * python311-debugsource-3.11.4-150400.9.15.1 * python311-dbm-debuginfo-3.11.4-150400.9.15.1 * python311-base-debuginfo-3.11.4-150400.9.15.3 * python311-tools-3.11.4-150400.9.15.3 * python311-curses-debuginfo-3.11.4-150400.9.15.1 * openSUSE Leap 15.4 (x86_64) * python311-base-32bit-debuginfo-3.11.4-150400.9.15.3 * libpython3_11-1_0-32bit-debuginfo-3.11.4-150400.9.15.3 * python311-base-32bit-3.11.4-150400.9.15.3 * python311-32bit-3.11.4-150400.9.15.1 * python311-32bit-debuginfo-3.11.4-150400.9.15.1 * libpython3_11-1_0-32bit-3.11.4-150400.9.15.3 * openSUSE Leap 15.4 (aarch64_ilp32) * python311-base-64bit-debuginfo-3.11.4-150400.9.15.3 * python311-64bit-3.11.4-150400.9.15.1 * python311-base-64bit-3.11.4-150400.9.15.3 * libpython3_11-1_0-64bit-3.11.4-150400.9.15.3 * python311-64bit-debuginfo-3.11.4-150400.9.15.1 * libpython3_11-1_0-64bit-debuginfo-3.11.4-150400.9.15.3 * openSUSE Leap 15.5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64) * libpython3_11-1_0-debuginfo-3.11.4-150400.9.15.3 * python311-3.11.4-150400.9.15.1 * python311-base-3.11.4-150400.9.15.3 * python311-curses-3.11.4-150400.9.15.1 * python311-devel-3.11.4-150400.9.15.3 * python311-testsuite-debuginfo-3.11.4-150400.9.15.3 * python311-doc-3.11.4-150400.9.15.2 * python311-testsuite-3.11.4-150400.9.15.3 * python311-doc-devhelp-3.11.4-150400.9.15.2 * python311-debuginfo-3.11.4-150400.9.15.1 * python311-dbm-3.11.4-150400.9.15.1 * libpython3_11-1_0-3.11.4-150400.9.15.3 * python311-core-debugsource-3.11.4-150400.9.15.3 * python311-tk-3.11.4-150400.9.15.1 * python311-idle-3.11.4-150400.9.15.1 * python311-tk-debuginfo-3.11.4-150400.9.15.1 * python311-debugsource-3.11.4-150400.9.15.1 * python311-base-debuginfo-3.11.4-150400.9.15.3 * python311-dbm-debuginfo-3.11.4-150400.9.15.1 * python311-tools-3.11.4-150400.9.15.3 * python311-curses-debuginfo-3.11.4-150400.9.15.1 * openSUSE Leap 15.5 (x86_64) * python311-base-32bit-debuginfo-3.11.4-150400.9.15.3 * libpython3_11-1_0-32bit-debuginfo-3.11.4-150400.9.15.3 * python311-base-32bit-3.11.4-150400.9.15.3 * python311-32bit-3.11.4-150400.9.15.1 * python311-32bit-debuginfo-3.11.4-150400.9.15.1 * libpython3_11-1_0-32bit-3.11.4-150400.9.15.3 * Python 3 Module 15-SP4 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64) * python311-tk-3.11.4-150400.9.15.1 * python311-doc-3.11.4-150400.9.15.2 * python311-idle-3.11.4-150400.9.15.1 * python311-tk-debuginfo-3.11.4-150400.9.15.1 * python311-dbm-3.11.4-150400.9.15.1 * libpython3_11-1_0-debuginfo-3.11.4-150400.9.15.3 * python311-3.11.4-150400.9.15.1 * python311-debugsource-3.11.4-150400.9.15.1 * python311-base-3.11.4-150400.9.15.3 * libpython3_11-1_0-3.11.4-150400.9.15.3 * python311-base-debuginfo-3.11.4-150400.9.15.3 * python311-dbm-debuginfo-3.11.4-150400.9.15.1 * python311-curses-3.11.4-150400.9.15.1 * python311-debuginfo-3.11.4-150400.9.15.1 * python311-tools-3.11.4-150400.9.15.3 * python311-doc-devhelp-3.11.4-150400.9.15.2 * python311-devel-3.11.4-150400.9.15.3 * python311-curses-debuginfo-3.11.4-150400.9.15.1 * python311-core-debugsource-3.11.4-150400.9.15.3 * Python 3 Module 15-SP5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64) * python311-tk-3.11.4-150400.9.15.1 * python311-doc-3.11.4-150400.9.15.2 * python311-idle-3.11.4-150400.9.15.1 * python311-tk-debuginfo-3.11.4-150400.9.15.1 * python311-dbm-3.11.4-150400.9.15.1 * libpython3_11-1_0-debuginfo-3.11.4-150400.9.15.3 * python311-3.11.4-150400.9.15.1 * python311-debugsource-3.11.4-150400.9.15.1 * python311-base-3.11.4-150400.9.15.3 * libpython3_11-1_0-3.11.4-150400.9.15.3 * python311-base-debuginfo-3.11.4-150400.9.15.3 * python311-dbm-debuginfo-3.11.4-150400.9.15.1 * python311-curses-3.11.4-150400.9.15.1 * python311-debuginfo-3.11.4-150400.9.15.1 * python311-tools-3.11.4-150400.9.15.3 * python311-doc-devhelp-3.11.4-150400.9.15.2 * python311-devel-3.11.4-150400.9.15.3 * python311-curses-debuginfo-3.11.4-150400.9.15.1 * python311-core-debugsource-3.11.4-150400.9.15.3


References

* bsc#1203750 * bsc#1208471 ## References: * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2007-4559.html * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-24329.html * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1203750 * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1208471


Severity
Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2023:2937-1
Rating: important

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