openSUSE-SU-2021:0270-1

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    openSUSE-SU-2021:0270-1

    Published: 10 Feb 2021Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026

    Summary: Security update for python

    Details: This update for python fixes the following issues: - buffer overflow in PyCArg_repr in _ctypes/callproc.c, which may lead to remote code execution (bsc#1181126, CVE-2021-3177). - Provide the newest setuptools wheel (bsc#1176262, CVE-2019-20916) in their correct form (bsc#1180686). This update was imported from the SUSE:SLE-15:Update update project.

    References: https://lists.opensuse.org/archives/list/[email protected]/thread/WUT6BSX5663NCXU3Y4KR3RA3RQHJMCFI/, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1176262, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1180686, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1181126, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-20916, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-3177

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: python

    Purl: pkg:rpm/opensuse/python&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.2

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2.7.17-lp152.3.12.1

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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    User Interaction
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    Integrity
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    Availability
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