SUSE update for python36

Published: 2024-09-18

Risk	Medium
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	2
CVE-ID	CVE-2024-6923 CVE-2024-7592
CWE-ID	CWE-77 CWE-400
Exploitation vector	Network
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software Subscribe	SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 Operating systems & Components / Operating system libpython3_6m1_0-32bit Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component libpython3_6m1_0-debuginfo-32bit Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component python36-debuginfo Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component libpython3_6m1_0 Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component python36-base Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component libpython3_6m1_0-debuginfo Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component python36 Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component python36-debugsource Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component python36-base-debuginfo Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component python36-devel Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component
Vendor	SUSE

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Command Injection

EUVDB-ID: #VU95571

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 4.6 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-6923

CWE-ID: CWE-77 - Command injection

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform spoofing attack.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of newlines for email headers when serializing an email message. A remote attacker can inject arbitrary headers into serialized email messages.

Mitigation

Update the affected package python36 to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12: SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12: SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12: SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12: SP5

libpython3_6m1_0-32bit: before 3.6.15-61.1

libpython3_6m1_0-debuginfo-32bit: before 3.6.15-61.1

python36-debuginfo: before 3.6.15-61.1

libpython3_6m1_0: before 3.6.15-61.1

python36-base: before 3.6.15-61.1

libpython3_6m1_0-debuginfo: before 3.6.15-61.1

python36: before 3.6.15-61.1

python36-debugsource: before 3.6.15-61.1

python36-base-debuginfo: before 3.6.15-61.1

python36-devel: before 3.6.15-61.1

External links

http://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2024/suse-su-20243293-1/

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.

2) Resource exhaustion

EUVDB-ID: #VU96945