SUSE-SU-2018:2696-1

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    SUSE-SU-2018:2696-1

    Published: 12 Sept 2018Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026

    Summary: Security update for python3

    Details: This update for python3 provides the following fixes: These security issues were fixed: - CVE-2018-1061: Prevent catastrophic backtracking in the difflib.IS_LINE_JUNK method. An attacker could have used this flaw to cause denial of service (bsc#1088004). - CVE-2018-1060: Prevent catastrophic backtracking in pop3lib's apop() method. An attacker could have used this flaw to cause denial of service (bsc#1088009). These non-security issues were fixed: - Sort files and directories when creating tarfile archives so that they are created in a more predictable way. (bsc#1086001) - Add -fwrapv to OPTS (bsc#1107030)

    References: https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2018/suse-su-20182696-1/, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1086001, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1088004, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1088009, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1107030, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-1060, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-1061

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: python3

    Purl: pkg:rpm/suse/python3&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP3

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -3.4.6-25.16.1

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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