SUSE-SU-2013:1618-1: moderate: Security update for Python

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   SUSE Security Update: Security update for Python
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Announcement ID:    SUSE-SU-2013:1618-1
Rating:             moderate
References:         #834601 
Cross-References:   CVE-2013-4238
Affected Products:
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP3
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP2
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for VMware
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 for VMware
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2
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   An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available. It
   includes one version update.

Description:


   This python update fixes a certificate hostname issue.

   * bnc#834601: CVE-2013-4238: python: SSL module does
   not handle certificates that contain hostnames with NULL
   bytes

   Security Issue reference:

   * CVE-2013-4238
   <http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2013-4238
   >


Patch Instructions:

   To install this SUSE Security Update use YaST online_update.
   Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP3:

      zypper in -t patch sdksp3-python-201310-8405

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP2:

      zypper in -t patch sdksp2-python-201310-8404

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for VMware:

      zypper in -t patch slessp3-python-201310-8405

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3:

      zypper in -t patch slessp3-python-201310-8405

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 for VMware:

      zypper in -t patch slessp2-python-201310-8404

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2:

      zypper in -t patch slessp2-python-201310-8404

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3:

      zypper in -t patch sledsp3-python-201310-8405

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2:

      zypper in -t patch sledsp2-python-201310-8404

   To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch".


Package List:

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP3 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):

      python-devel-2.6.8-0.23.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP3 (i586 x86_64):

      python-demo-2.6.8-0.23.1
      python-gdbm-2.6.8-0.23.1
      python-idle-2.6.8-0.23.1
      python-tk-2.6.8-0.23.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP3 (x86_64):

      python-32bit-2.6.8-0.23.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP2 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64) [New Version: 2.6.8]:

      python-devel-2.6.8-0.23.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP2 (i586 x86_64) [New Version: 2.6.8]:

      python-demo-2.6.8-0.23.1
      python-gdbm-2.6.8-0.23.1
      python-idle-2.6.8-0.23.1
      python-tk-2.6.8-0.23.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP2 (x86_64) [New Version: 2.6.8]:

      python-32bit-2.6.8-0.23.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for VMware (i586 x86_64):

      libpython2_6-1_0-2.6.8-0.23.1
      python-2.6.8-0.23.1
      python-base-2.6.8-0.23.1
      python-curses-2.6.8-0.23.1
      python-demo-2.6.8-0.23.1
      python-gdbm-2.6.8-0.23.1
      python-idle-2.6.8-0.23.1
      python-tk-2.6.8-0.23.1
      python-xml-2.6.8-0.23.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for VMware (x86_64):

      libpython2_6-1_0-32bit-2.6.8-0.23.1
      python-32bit-2.6.8-0.23.1
      python-base-32bit-2.6.8-0.23.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):

      libpython2_6-1_0-2.6.8-0.23.1
      python-2.6.8-0.23.1
      python-base-2.6.8-0.23.1
      python-curses-2.6.8-0.23.1
      python-demo-2.6.8-0.23.1
      python-gdbm-2.6.8-0.23.1
      python-idle-2.6.8-0.23.1
      python-tk-2.6.8-0.23.1
      python-xml-2.6.8-0.23.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 (ppc64 s390x x86_64):

      libpython2_6-1_0-32bit-2.6.8-0.23.1
      python-32bit-2.6.8-0.23.1
      python-base-32bit-2.6.8-0.23.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 (ia64):

      libpython2_6-1_0-x86-2.6.8-0.23.1
      python-base-x86-2.6.8-0.23.1
      python-x86-2.6.8-0.23.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 for VMware (i586 x86_64) [New Version: 2.6.8]:

      libpython2_6-1_0-2.6.8-0.23.1
      python-2.6.8-0.23.1
      python-base-2.6.8-0.23.1
      python-curses-2.6.8-0.23.1
      python-demo-2.6.8-0.23.1
      python-gdbm-2.6.8-0.23.1
      python-idle-2.6.8-0.23.1
      python-tk-2.6.8-0.23.1
      python-xml-2.6.8-0.23.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 for VMware (x86_64) [New Version: 2.6.8]:

      libpython2_6-1_0-32bit-2.6.8-0.23.1
      python-32bit-2.6.8-0.23.1
      python-base-32bit-2.6.8-0.23.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64) [New Version: 2.6.8]:

      libpython2_6-1_0-2.6.8-0.23.1
      python-2.6.8-0.23.1
      python-base-2.6.8-0.23.1
      python-curses-2.6.8-0.23.1
      python-demo-2.6.8-0.23.1
      python-gdbm-2.6.8-0.23.1
      python-idle-2.6.8-0.23.1
      python-tk-2.6.8-0.23.1
      python-xml-2.6.8-0.23.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 (ppc64 s390x x86_64) [New Version: 2.6.8]:

      libpython2_6-1_0-32bit-2.6.8-0.23.1
      python-32bit-2.6.8-0.23.1
      python-base-32bit-2.6.8-0.23.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 (ia64) [New Version: 2.6.8]:

      libpython2_6-1_0-x86-2.6.8-0.23.1
      python-base-x86-2.6.8-0.23.1
      python-x86-2.6.8-0.23.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3 (i586 x86_64):

      libpython2_6-1_0-2.6.8-0.23.1
      python-2.6.8-0.23.1
      python-base-2.6.8-0.23.1
      python-curses-2.6.8-0.23.1
      python-devel-2.6.8-0.23.1
      python-tk-2.6.8-0.23.1
      python-xml-2.6.8-0.23.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3 (x86_64):

      libpython2_6-1_0-32bit-2.6.8-0.23.1
      python-base-32bit-2.6.8-0.23.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2 (i586 x86_64) [New Version: 2.6.8]:

      libpython2_6-1_0-2.6.8-0.23.1
      python-2.6.8-0.23.1
      python-base-2.6.8-0.23.1
      python-curses-2.6.8-0.23.1
      python-devel-2.6.8-0.23.1
      python-tk-2.6.8-0.23.1
      python-xml-2.6.8-0.23.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2 (x86_64) [New Version: 2.6.8]:

      libpython2_6-1_0-32bit-2.6.8-0.23.1
      python-base-32bit-2.6.8-0.23.1


References:

   http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-4238.html
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/834601
   http://download.novell.com/patch/finder/?keywords=44f8e36da143c92e1f5805dabcf91e30
   http://download.novell.com/patch/finder/?keywords=776be407908387f0e13fc5cac4dcdec5

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