SUSE update for python36

1) Incorrect Regular Expression

EUVDB-ID: #VU96745

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 6.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-6232

CWE-ID: CWE-185 - Incorrect Regular Expression

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of .tar archives when processing it with regular expressions. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application and perform regular expression denial of service (ReDos) attack.

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 3.6.15-67.1

libpython3_6m1_0-debuginfo-32bit: before 3.6.15-67.1

libpython3_6m1_0-debuginfo: before 3.6.15-67.1

python36-debuginfo: before 3.6.15-67.1

python36-base-debuginfo: before 3.6.15-67.1

python36-base: before 3.6.15-67.1

python36-debugsource: before 3.6.15-67.1

libpython3_6m1_0: before 3.6.15-67.1

python36: before 3.6.15-67.1

python36-devel: before 3.6.15-67.1

CPE2.3

• 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:SP5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_12:SP5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_high_performance_computing_12:SP5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:libpython3_6m1_0-32bit:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:libpython3_6m1_0-debuginfo-32bit:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:libpython3_6m1_0-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:python36-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:python36-base-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:python36-base:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:python36-debugsource:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:libpython3_6m1_0:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:python36:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:python36-devel:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*

External links

https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2024/suse-su-20243430-1/

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.