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<h1>Security update for python</h1>
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<th>Announcement ID:</th>
<td>SUSE-SU-2026:0268-1</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>Release Date:</th>
<td>2026-01-23T09:40:55Z</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>Rating:</th>
<td>moderate</td>
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<th>References:</th>
<td>
<ul>
<li style="display: inline;">
<a href="https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1254400">bsc#1254400</a>
</li>
<li style="display: inline;">
<a href="https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1254997">bsc#1254997</a>
</li>
</ul>
</td>
</tr>
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<th>
Cross-References:
</th>
<td>
<ul>
<li style="display: inline;">
<a href="https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-12084.html">CVE-2025-12084</a>
</li>
<li style="display: inline;">
<a href="https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-13836.html">CVE-2025-13836</a>
</li>
<li style="display: inline;">
<a href="https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-6075.html">CVE-2025-6075</a>
</li>
</ul>
</td>
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<th>CVSS scores:</th>
<td>
<ul class="list-group">
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<span class="cvss-reference">CVE-2025-12084</span>
<span class="cvss-source">
(
SUSE
):
</span>
<span class="cvss-score">6.3</span>
<span class="cvss-vector">CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/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</span>
</li>
<li class="list-group-item">
<span class="cvss-reference">CVE-2025-12084</span>
<span class="cvss-source">
(
SUSE
):
</span>
<span class="cvss-score">4.3</span>
<span class="cvss-vector">CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L</span>
</li>
<li class="list-group-item">
<span class="cvss-reference">CVE-2025-12084</span>
<span class="cvss-source">
(
NVD
):
</span>
<span class="cvss-score">6.3</span>
<span class="cvss-vector">CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/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</span>
</li>
<li class="list-group-item">
<span class="cvss-reference">CVE-2025-12084</span>
<span class="cvss-source">
(
NVD
):
</span>
<span class="cvss-score">5.3</span>
<span class="cvss-vector">CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L</span>
</li>
<li class="list-group-item">
<span class="cvss-reference">CVE-2025-13836</span>
<span class="cvss-source">
(
SUSE
):
</span>
<span class="cvss-score">6.3</span>
<span class="cvss-vector">CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:L/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</span>
</li>
<li class="list-group-item">
<span class="cvss-reference">CVE-2025-13836</span>
<span class="cvss-source">
(
SUSE
):
</span>
<span class="cvss-score">6.5</span>
<span class="cvss-vector">CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H</span>
</li>
<li class="list-group-item">
<span class="cvss-reference">CVE-2025-13836</span>
<span class="cvss-source">
(
NVD
):
</span>
<span class="cvss-score">6.3</span>
<span class="cvss-vector">CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:L/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</span>
</li>
<li class="list-group-item">
<span class="cvss-reference">CVE-2025-13836</span>
<span class="cvss-source">
(
NVD
):
</span>
<span class="cvss-score">9.1</span>
<span class="cvss-vector">CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H</span>
</li>
<li class="list-group-item">
<span class="cvss-reference">CVE-2025-6075</span>
<span class="cvss-source">
(
SUSE
):
</span>
<span class="cvss-score">1.8</span>
<span class="cvss-vector">CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/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</span>
</li>
<li class="list-group-item">
<span class="cvss-reference">CVE-2025-6075</span>
<span class="cvss-source">
(
SUSE
):
</span>
<span class="cvss-score">2.5</span>
<span class="cvss-vector">CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L</span>
</li>
<li class="list-group-item">
<span class="cvss-reference">CVE-2025-6075</span>
<span class="cvss-source">
(
NVD
):
</span>
<span class="cvss-score">1.8</span>
<span class="cvss-vector">CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/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</span>
</li>
</ul>
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<th>Affected Products:</th>
<td>
<ul class="list-group">
<li class="list-group-item">openSUSE Leap 15.6</li>
<li class="list-group-item">SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP7</li>
<li class="list-group-item">SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP7</li>
<li class="list-group-item">SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP7</li>
<li class="list-group-item">SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP7</li>
<li class="list-group-item">SUSE Package Hub 15 15-SP7</li>
</ul>
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<p>An update that solves three vulnerabilities can now be installed.</p>
<h2>Description:</h2>
<p>This update for python fixes the following issues:</p>
<ul>
<li>CVE-2025-13836: Fixed reading an HTTP response from a server, if no read
amount is specified, with using Content-Length per default as the length
(bsc#1254400)</li>
<li>CVE-2025-12084: Fixed Denial of Service due to quadratic algorithm in
xml.dom.minidom (bsc#1254997).</li>
</ul>
<h2>Patch Instructions:</h2>
<p>
To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended
installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".<br/>
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:
</p>
<ul class="list-group">
<li class="list-group-item">
openSUSE Leap 15.6
<br/>
<code>zypper in -t patch openSUSE-SLE-15.6-2026-268=1</code>
</li>
<li class="list-group-item">
SUSE Package Hub 15 15-SP7
<br/>
<code>zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Packagehub-Subpackages-15-SP7-2026-268=1</code>
</li>
</ul>
<h2>Package List:</h2>
<ul>
<li>
openSUSE Leap 15.6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
<ul>
<li>python-curses-debuginfo-2.7.18-150000.94.1</li>
<li>python-base-2.7.18-150000.94.1</li>
<li>python-curses-2.7.18-150000.94.1</li>
<li>python-tk-debuginfo-2.7.18-150000.94.1</li>
<li>python-devel-2.7.18-150000.94.1</li>
<li>python-demo-2.7.18-150000.94.1</li>
<li>python-debuginfo-2.7.18-150000.94.1</li>
<li>python-2.7.18-150000.94.1</li>
<li>python-base-debuginfo-2.7.18-150000.94.1</li>
<li>libpython2_7-1_0-2.7.18-150000.94.1</li>
<li>python-xml-2.7.18-150000.94.1</li>
<li>python-base-debugsource-2.7.18-150000.94.1</li>
<li>python-debugsource-2.7.18-150000.94.1</li>
<li>python-gdbm-debuginfo-2.7.18-150000.94.1</li>
<li>python-tk-2.7.18-150000.94.1</li>
<li>python-gdbm-2.7.18-150000.94.1</li>
<li>python-xml-debuginfo-2.7.18-150000.94.1</li>
<li>python-idle-2.7.18-150000.94.1</li>
<li>libpython2_7-1_0-debuginfo-2.7.18-150000.94.1</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
openSUSE Leap 15.6 (x86_64)
<ul>
<li>python-32bit-debuginfo-2.7.18-150000.94.1</li>
<li>python-32bit-2.7.18-150000.94.1</li>
<li>python-base-32bit-2.7.18-150000.94.1</li>
<li>libpython2_7-1_0-32bit-2.7.18-150000.94.1</li>
<li>libpython2_7-1_0-32bit-debuginfo-2.7.18-150000.94.1</li>
<li>python-base-32bit-debuginfo-2.7.18-150000.94.1</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
openSUSE Leap 15.6 (noarch)
<ul>
<li>python-doc-pdf-2.7.18-150000.94.1</li>
<li>python-doc-2.7.18-150000.94.1</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
SUSE Package Hub 15 15-SP7 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
<ul>
<li>python-curses-debuginfo-2.7.18-150000.94.1</li>
<li>python-base-2.7.18-150000.94.1</li>
<li>python-curses-2.7.18-150000.94.1</li>
<li>python-debuginfo-2.7.18-150000.94.1</li>
<li>python-2.7.18-150000.94.1</li>
<li>python-base-debuginfo-2.7.18-150000.94.1</li>
<li>libpython2_7-1_0-2.7.18-150000.94.1</li>
<li>python-xml-2.7.18-150000.94.1</li>
<li>python-base-debugsource-2.7.18-150000.94.1</li>
<li>python-debugsource-2.7.18-150000.94.1</li>
<li>python-gdbm-debuginfo-2.7.18-150000.94.1</li>
<li>python-xml-debuginfo-2.7.18-150000.94.1</li>
<li>python-gdbm-2.7.18-150000.94.1</li>
<li>libpython2_7-1_0-debuginfo-2.7.18-150000.94.1</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<h2>References:</h2>
<ul>
<li>
<a href="https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-12084.html">https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-12084.html</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-13836.html">https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-13836.html</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-6075.html">https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-6075.html</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1254400">https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1254400</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1254997">https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1254997</a>
</li>
</ul>
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