SUSE update for python310

1) UNIX symbolic link following

EUVDB-ID: #VU87185

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-6597

CWE-ID: CWE-61 - UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to delete arbitrary files on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to a symlink following issue during cleanup when handling temporary files. A local user can create a specially crafted symbolic link to a critical file on the system and delete it.

Mitigation

Update the affected package python310 to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 LTSS: 15-SP4

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15: SP4

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15: SP4

SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP4 LTSS: 15-SP4

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15: SP4

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15: SP4

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15: SP4

openSUSE Leap: 15.4 - 15.5

libpython3_10-1_0-64bit: before 3.10.13-150400.4.42.1

python310-64bit-debuginfo: before 3.10.13-150400.4.42.1

python310-base-64bit-debuginfo: before 3.10.13-150400.4.42.1

python310-64bit: before 3.10.13-150400.4.42.1

libpython3_10-1_0-64bit-debuginfo: before 3.10.13-150400.4.42.1

python310-base-64bit: before 3.10.13-150400.4.42.1

libpython3_10-1_0-32bit: before 3.10.13-150400.4.42.1

python310-32bit-debuginfo: before 3.10.13-150400.4.42.1

python310-32bit: before 3.10.13-150400.4.42.1

python310-base-32bit: before 3.10.13-150400.4.42.1

libpython3_10-1_0-32bit-debuginfo: before 3.10.13-150400.4.42.1

python310-base-32bit-debuginfo: before 3.10.13-150400.4.42.1

python310-tk-debuginfo: before 3.10.13-150400.4.42.1

python310-tk: before 3.10.13-150400.4.42.1

python310-base-debuginfo: before 3.10.13-150400.4.42.1

python310-doc: before 3.10.13-150400.4.42.1

python310-dbm: before 3.10.13-150400.4.42.1

python310-curses-debuginfo: before 3.10.13-150400.4.42.1

python310: before 3.10.13-150400.4.42.1

python310-idle: before 3.10.13-150400.4.42.1

python310-tools: before 3.10.13-150400.4.42.1

python310-testsuite-debuginfo: before 3.10.13-150400.4.42.1

python310-base: before 3.10.13-150400.4.42.1

python310-doc-devhelp: before 3.10.13-150400.4.42.1

python310-devel: before 3.10.13-150400.4.42.1

python310-debuginfo: before 3.10.13-150400.4.42.1

python310-core-debugsource: before 3.10.13-150400.4.42.1

libpython3_10-1_0-debuginfo: before 3.10.13-150400.4.42.1

libpython3_10-1_0: before 3.10.13-150400.4.42.1

python310-testsuite: before 3.10.13-150400.4.42.1

python310-debugsource: before 3.10.13-150400.4.42.1

python310-curses: before 3.10.13-150400.4.42.1

python310-dbm-debuginfo: before 3.10.13-150400.4.42.1

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_15_sp4_ltss:15-SP4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_high_performance_computing_ltss_15:SP4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_high_performance_computing_espos_15:SP4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_desktop_15_sp4_ltss:15-SP4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_for_sap_applications_15:SP4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_15:SP4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_high_performance_computing_15:SP4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:opensuse_leap:15.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:opensuse_leap:15.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:libpython3_10-1_0-64bit:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:python310-64bit-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:python310-base-64bit-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:python310-64bit:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:libpython3_10-1_0-64bit-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:python310-base-64bit:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:libpython3_10-1_0-32bit:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:python310-32bit-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:python310-32bit:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:python310-base-32bit:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:libpython3_10-1_0-32bit-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:python310-base-32bit-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:python310-tk-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:python310-tk:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:python310-base-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:python310-doc:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:python310-dbm:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:python310-curses-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:python310:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:python310-idle:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:python310-tools:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:python310-testsuite-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:python310-base:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:python310-doc-devhelp:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:python310-devel:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:python310-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:python310-core-debugsource:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:libpython3_10-1_0-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:libpython3_10-1_0:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:python310-testsuite:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:python310-debugsource:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:python310-curses:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:python310-dbm-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*

External links

https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2024/suse-su-20240820-1/

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.