SUSE-SU-2026:0891-1: important: Security update for python

[SLE-SECURITY-UPDATES]

# Security update for python

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:0891-1  
Release Date: 2026-03-13T09:04:58Z  
Rating: important  
References:

  * bsc#1257181

  
Cross-References:

  * CVE-2026-1299

  
CVSS scores:

  * CVE-2026-1299 ( SUSE ):  8.3
    CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  * CVE-2026-1299 ( SUSE ):  8.2 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N
  * CVE-2026-1299 ( NVD ):  6.0
    CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

  
Affected Products:

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5

  
  
An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

## Description:

This update for python fixes the following issue:

  * CVE-2026-1299: header injection when an email is serialized due to improper
    newline quoting in `BytesGenerator` (bsc#1257181).

## 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 12 SP5 LTSS  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-LTSS-2026-891=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-LTSS-EXTENDED-SECURITY-2026-891=1

## Package List:

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * python-xml-debuginfo-2.7.18-33.69.1
    * python-base-debuginfo-2.7.18-33.69.1
    * python-debuginfo-2.7.18-33.69.1
    * python-demo-2.7.18-33.69.1
    * python-gdbm-2.7.18-33.69.1
    * libpython2_7-1_0-debuginfo-2.7.18-33.69.1
    * python-idle-2.7.18-33.69.1
    * python-2.7.18-33.69.1
    * libpython2_7-1_0-2.7.18-33.69.1
    * python-xml-2.7.18-33.69.1
    * python-devel-2.7.18-33.69.1
    * python-debugsource-2.7.18-33.69.1
    * python-base-2.7.18-33.69.1
    * python-curses-debuginfo-2.7.18-33.69.1
    * python-tk-2.7.18-33.69.1
    * python-tk-debuginfo-2.7.18-33.69.1
    * python-gdbm-debuginfo-2.7.18-33.69.1
    * python-base-debugsource-2.7.18-33.69.1
    * python-curses-2.7.18-33.69.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS (noarch)
    * python-doc-2.7.18-33.69.1
    * python-doc-pdf-2.7.18-33.69.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS (s390x x86_64)
    * python-32bit-2.7.18-33.69.1
    * python-base-32bit-2.7.18-33.69.1
    * python-base-debuginfo-32bit-2.7.18-33.69.1
    * python-debuginfo-32bit-2.7.18-33.69.1
    * libpython2_7-1_0-32bit-2.7.18-33.69.1
    * libpython2_7-1_0-debuginfo-32bit-2.7.18-33.69.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security (x86_64)
    * python-base-32bit-2.7.18-33.69.1
    * python-demo-2.7.18-33.69.1
    * libpython2_7-1_0-2.7.18-33.69.1
    * python-devel-2.7.18-33.69.1
    * python-curses-debuginfo-2.7.18-33.69.1
    * python-xml-2.7.18-33.69.1
    * python-idle-2.7.18-33.69.1
    * python-gdbm-debuginfo-2.7.18-33.69.1
    * libpython2_7-1_0-32bit-2.7.18-33.69.1
    * python-xml-debuginfo-2.7.18-33.69.1
    * python-base-debuginfo-2.7.18-33.69.1
    * libpython2_7-1_0-debuginfo-2.7.18-33.69.1
    * python-2.7.18-33.69.1
    * python-debuginfo-32bit-2.7.18-33.69.1
    * python-debugsource-2.7.18-33.69.1
    * python-base-2.7.18-33.69.1
    * python-32bit-2.7.18-33.69.1
    * python-gdbm-2.7.18-33.69.1
    * python-base-debuginfo-32bit-2.7.18-33.69.1
    * python-tk-2.7.18-33.69.1
    * python-base-debugsource-2.7.18-33.69.1
    * python-debuginfo-2.7.18-33.69.1
    * python-tk-debuginfo-2.7.18-33.69.1
    * python-curses-2.7.18-33.69.1
    * libpython2_7-1_0-debuginfo-32bit-2.7.18-33.69.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security (noarch)
    * python-doc-2.7.18-33.69.1
    * python-doc-pdf-2.7.18-33.69.1

## References:

  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-1299.html
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1257181

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