SUSE update for python
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.
1) Resource management error
EUVDB-ID: #VU58295
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 2.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-3733
CWE-ID:
CWE-399 - Resource Management Errors
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to improper management of internal resources within the application within the AbstractBasicAuthHandler class in urllib. A remote attacker with control over the server can perform regular expression denial of service attack during authentication.
Update the affected package python to the latest version.
Vulnerable software versionsSUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Python2: 15-SP2 - 15-SP3
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications: 15-SP2 - 15-SP3
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem: 15-SP2 - 15-SP3
python-base: before 2.7.18-33.1
python: before 2.7.18-33.1
libpython2_7-1_0-debuginfo: before 2.7.18-33.1
libpython2_7-1_0: before 2.7.18-33.1
python-tk-debuginfo: before 2.7.18-33.1
python-tk: before 2.7.18-33.1
python-xml-debuginfo: before 2.7.18-33.1
python-xml: before 2.7.18-33.1
python-gdbm-debuginfo: before 2.7.18-33.1
python-gdbm: before 2.7.18-33.1
python-devel: before 2.7.18-33.1
python-debugsource: before 2.7.18-33.1
python-debuginfo: before 2.7.18-33.1
python-curses-debuginfo: before 2.7.18-33.1
python-curses: before 2.7.18-33.1
python-base-debugsource: before 2.7.18-33.1
python-base-debuginfo: before 2.7.18-33.1
External linkshttp://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2021/suse-su-20213489-1/
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
2) Infinite loop
EUVDB-ID: #VU59089
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 3.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-3737
CWE-ID:
CWE-835 - Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to infinite loop. A remote attacker who controls a malicious server can force the client to enter an infinite loop on a 100 Continue response.
MitigationUpdate the affected package python to the latest version.
Vulnerable software versionsSUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Python2: 15-SP2 - 15-SP3
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications: 15-SP2 - 15-SP3
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem: 15-SP2 - 15-SP3
python-base: before 2.7.18-33.1
python: before 2.7.18-33.1
libpython2_7-1_0-debuginfo: before 2.7.18-33.1
libpython2_7-1_0: before 2.7.18-33.1
python-tk-debuginfo: before 2.7.18-33.1
python-tk: before 2.7.18-33.1
python-xml-debuginfo: before 2.7.18-33.1
python-xml: before 2.7.18-33.1
python-gdbm-debuginfo: before 2.7.18-33.1
python-gdbm: before 2.7.18-33.1
python-devel: before 2.7.18-33.1
python-debugsource: before 2.7.18-33.1
python-debuginfo: before 2.7.18-33.1
python-curses-debuginfo: before 2.7.18-33.1
python-curses: before 2.7.18-33.1
python-base-debugsource: before 2.7.18-33.1
python-base-debuginfo: before 2.7.18-33.1
External linkshttp://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2021/suse-su-20213489-1/
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
