SUSE update for python3
| Risk | Medium |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2025-4516 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-416 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro Operating systems & Components / Operating system python3-debuginfo Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component python3-core-debugsource Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component python3-base Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component libpython3_6m1_0-debuginfo Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component python3 Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component python3-base-debuginfo Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component python3-debugsource Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component libpython3_6m1_0 Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component |
| Vendor | SUSE |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.
1) Use-after-free
EUVDB-ID: #VU112030
Risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-4516
CWE-ID:
CWE-416 - Use After Free
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error when using the bytes.decode("unicode_escape", error="ignore|replace") function call. A remote attacker can pass a specially crafted input to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
MitigationUpdate the affected package python3 to the latest version.
Vulnerable software versionsSUSE Linux Enterprise Micro: 5.1
python3-debuginfo: before 3.6.15-150000.3.179.1
python3-core-debugsource: before 3.6.15-150000.3.179.1
python3-base: before 3.6.15-150000.3.179.1
libpython3_6m1_0-debuginfo: before 3.6.15-150000.3.179.1
python3: before 3.6.15-150000.3.179.1
python3-base-debuginfo: before 3.6.15-150000.3.179.1
python3-debugsource: before 3.6.15-150000.3.179.1
libpython3_6m1_0: before 3.6.15-150000.3.179.1
CPE2.3- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_micro:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:python3-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:python3-core-debugsource:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:python3-base:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:libpython3_6m1_0-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:python3:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:python3-base-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:python3-debugsource:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:libpython3_6m1_0:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2025/suse-su-202502038-1/
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.
