SUSE-SU-2026:4411-1: moderate: Security update for python

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# Security update for python

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:4411-1  
Release Date: 2026-10-01T15:38:59Z  
Rating: moderate  
References:

  * bsc#1267974
  * bsc#1273148
  * bsc#1274683
  * bsc#1276223
  * bsc#1276226
  * bsc#1276227
  * bsc#1276903

  
Cross-References:

  * CVE-2026-15806
  * CVE-2026-17084
  * CVE-2026-18503
  * CVE-2026-19672
  * CVE-2026-6879
  * CVE-2026-9669

  
CVSS scores:

  * CVE-2026-15806 ( SUSE ):  6.0
    CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:N/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
  * CVE-2026-15806 ( SUSE ):  5.9 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
  * CVE-2026-15806 ( NVD ):  6.0
    CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:N/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
  * CVE-2026-17084 ( SUSE ):  6.0
    CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/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
  * CVE-2026-17084 ( SUSE ):  5.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
  * CVE-2026-17084 ( NVD ):  6.0
    CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/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
  * CVE-2026-18503 ( SUSE ):  4.8
    CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  * CVE-2026-18503 ( SUSE ):  3.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
  * CVE-2026-18503 ( NVD ):  2.4
    CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/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
  * CVE-2026-19672 ( SUSE ):  6.3
    CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:L/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
  * CVE-2026-19672 ( SUSE ):  5.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
  * CVE-2026-19672 ( NVD ):  6.3
    CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:L/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
  * CVE-2026-6879 ( SUSE ):  6.3
    CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  * CVE-2026-6879 ( SUSE ):  3.7 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
  * CVE-2026-6879 ( NVD ):  2.0
    CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:H/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/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
  * CVE-2026-9669 ( SUSE ):  5.7
    CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  * CVE-2026-9669 ( SUSE ):  4.7 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  * CVE-2026-9669 ( NVD ):  8.2
    CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/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 Desktop 15 SP7
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP7
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP7
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP7
  * SUSE Package Hub 15 15-SP7

  
  
An update that solves six vulnerabilities and has one security fix can now be
installed.

## Description:

This update for python fixes the following issues:

  * CVE-2026-6879: quadratic behavior in `xml.etree.ElementPath` index
    predicates can lead to a denial of service via high CPU usage (bsc#1273148).
  * CVE-2026-9669: crafted input can cause a stack buffer overflow
    (bsc#1267974).
  * CVE-2026-15806: urllib.request.HTTPPasswordMgr credentials for one URL
    scheme sent over another scheme (bsc#1276223).
  * CVE-2026-17084: StringPrep algorithm considered Unicode codepoint attributes
    outside Unicode 3.2.0 (bsc#1276226).
  * CVE-2026-18503: attacker-controlled CSV samples can trigger super-linear
    regular-expression work during dialect sniffing and consume significant CPU
    (bsc#1274683).
  * CVE-2026-19672: The tarfile module's tar and data extraction filters created
    directories outside the destination for members whose name leaves the
    destination and retu (bsc#1276227).

Changes for python:

  * Update bundled setuptools wheels to setuptools-40.6.2-py2.py3-none-any.whl
    (bsc#1276903)

## 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 Package Hub 15 15-SP7  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Packagehub-Subpackages-15-SP7-2026-4411

## Package List:

  * SUSE Package Hub 15 15-SP7 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * python-xml-debuginfo-2.7.18-150000.133.1
    * python-gdbm-debuginfo-2.7.18-150000.133.1
    * libpython2_7-1_0-2.7.18-150000.133.1
    * python-debuginfo-2.7.18-150000.133.1
    * python-xml-2.7.18-150000.133.1
    * python-base-debugsource-2.7.18-150000.133.1
    * libpython2_7-1_0-debuginfo-2.7.18-150000.133.1
    * python-debugsource-2.7.18-150000.133.1
    * python-curses-2.7.18-150000.133.1
    * python-base-debuginfo-2.7.18-150000.133.1
    * python-gdbm-2.7.18-150000.133.1
    * python-curses-debuginfo-2.7.18-150000.133.1
    * python-base-2.7.18-150000.133.1
    * python-2.7.18-150000.133.1

## References:

  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-15806.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-17084.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-18503.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-19672.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-6879.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-9669.html
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1267974
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1273148
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1274683
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1276223
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1276226
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1276227
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1276903

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