SUSE update for python3

1) Resource exhaustion

EUVDB-ID: #VU86230

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-52425

CWE-ID: CWE-400 - Resource exhaustion

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly control consumption of internal resources when parsing large tokens. A remote attacker can trigger resource exhaustion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Update the affected package python3 to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

Web and Scripting Module: 12

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12: SP1 - SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12: SP1 - SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12: SP2 - SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12: SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications: 12-SP4

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server: 12-SP2-LTSS-ERICSSON

libpython3_4m1_0-32bit: before 3.4.10-25.127.1

libpython3_4m1_0-debuginfo-32bit: before 3.4.10-25.127.1

python3-base-debuginfo-32bit: before 3.4.10-25.127.1

python3-tk-debuginfo: before 3.4.10-25.127.1

python3-tk: before 3.4.10-25.127.1

python3-curses-debuginfo: before 3.4.10-25.127.1

python3-devel-debuginfo: before 3.4.10-25.127.1

python3-dbm: before 3.4.10-25.127.1

python3-devel: before 3.4.10-25.127.1

python3-dbm-debuginfo: before 3.4.10-25.127.1

python3-debugsource: before 3.4.10-25.127.1

python3-curses: before 3.4.10-25.127.1

libpython3_4m1_0-debuginfo: before 3.4.10-25.127.1

python3: before 3.4.10-25.127.1

libpython3_4m1_0: before 3.4.10-25.127.1

python3-base-debuginfo: before 3.4.10-25.127.1

python3-debuginfo: before 3.4.10-25.127.1

python3-base-debugsource: before 3.4.10-25.127.1

python3-base: before 3.4.10-25.127.1

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:suse:web_and_scripting_module:12:*:*:*:*:*:*:
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_for_sap_applications_12:SP3:*:*:*:*:*:*:
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_for_sap_applications_12:SP2:*:*:*:*:*:*:
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_for_sap_applications_12:SP1:*:*:*:*:*:*:
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_12:SP1:*:*:*:*:*:*:
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_12:SP3:*:*:*:*:*:*:
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_12:SP4:*:*:*:*:*:*:
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_high_performance_computing_12:SP3:*:*:*:*:*:*:
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_high_performance_computing_12:SP4:*:*:*:*:*:*:
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_high_performance_computing_12:SP2:*:*:*:*:*:*:
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_software_development_kit_12:SP5:*:*:*:*:*:*:
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_for_sap_applications:12-SP4:*:*:*:*:*:*:
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server:12-SP2-LTSS-ERICSSON:*:*:*:*:*:*:

External links

http://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2024/suse-su-20241657-1/

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.