SUSE-SU-2026:23142-1: important: Security update for python-httplib2

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# Security update for python-httplib2

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:23142-1  
Release Date: 2026-08-04T15:38:22Z  
Rating: important  
References:

  * bsc#1271095

  
Cross-References:

  * CVE-2026-59939

  
CVSS scores:

  * CVE-2026-59939 ( SUSE ):  7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  * CVE-2026-59939 ( 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 for SAP applications 16.0

  
  
An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

## Description:

This update for python-httplib2 fixes the following issue

  * CVE-2026-59939: Fixed a vulnerability where a malicious or compromised HTTP
    server could return a small compressed payload that expands to an
    arbitrarily large size in memory and causes MemoryError or OOM-kill in the
    client process (bsc#1271095).

## 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 for SAP applications 16.0  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLES-16.0-1429=1

## Package List:

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP applications 16.0 (noarch)
    * python313-httplib2-0.22.0-160000.3.1

## References:

  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-59939.html
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1271095

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