SUSE update for python312

1) Resource exhaustion

EUVDB-ID: #VU101386

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-2024-12254

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 in asyncio._SelectorSocketTransport.writelines(). A remote attacker can trigger resource exhaustion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Update the affected package python312 to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

Python 3 Module: 15-SP6

openSUSE Leap: 15.6

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15: SP6

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15: SP6

SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15: SP6

libpython3_12-1_0-64bit: before 3.12.8-150600.3.12.1

python312-base-64bit-debuginfo: before 3.12.8-150600.3.12.1

python312-base-64bit: before 3.12.8-150600.3.12.1

python312-64bit: before 3.12.8-150600.3.12.1

libpython3_12-1_0-64bit-debuginfo: before 3.12.8-150600.3.12.1

python312-64bit-debuginfo: before 3.12.8-150600.3.12.1

python312-base-32bit: before 3.12.8-150600.3.12.1

python312-32bit-debuginfo: before 3.12.8-150600.3.12.1

python312-base-32bit-debuginfo: before 3.12.8-150600.3.12.1

libpython3_12-1_0-32bit: before 3.12.8-150600.3.12.1

libpython3_12-1_0-32bit-debuginfo: before 3.12.8-150600.3.12.1

python312-32bit: before 3.12.8-150600.3.12.1

python312-core-debugsource: before 3.12.8-150600.3.12.1

python312-devel: before 3.12.8-150600.3.12.1

python312-debuginfo: before 3.12.8-150600.3.12.1

python312-dbm: before 3.12.8-150600.3.12.1

python312-base-debuginfo: before 3.12.8-150600.3.12.1

python312-doc: before 3.12.8-150600.3.12.1

python312-curses-debuginfo: before 3.12.8-150600.3.12.1

python312: before 3.12.8-150600.3.12.1

python312-testsuite: before 3.12.8-150600.3.12.1

python312-tk-debuginfo: before 3.12.8-150600.3.12.1

libpython3_12-1_0: before 3.12.8-150600.3.12.1

python312-debugsource: before 3.12.8-150600.3.12.1

python312-testsuite-debuginfo: before 3.12.8-150600.3.12.1

python312-curses: before 3.12.8-150600.3.12.1

python312-base: before 3.12.8-150600.3.12.1

python312-idle: before 3.12.8-150600.3.12.1

python312-tk: before 3.12.8-150600.3.12.1

python312-dbm-debuginfo: before 3.12.8-150600.3.12.1

libpython3_12-1_0-debuginfo: before 3.12.8-150600.3.12.1

python312-tools: before 3.12.8-150600.3.12.1

python312-doc-devhelp: before 3.12.8-150600.3.12.1

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:suse:python_3_module:15-SP6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:opensuse_leap:15.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_for_sap_applications_15:SP6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_15:SP6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_desktop_15:SP6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:libpython3_12-1_0-64bit:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:python312-base-64bit-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:python312-base-64bit:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:python312-64bit:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:libpython3_12-1_0-64bit-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:python312-64bit-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:python312-base-32bit:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:python312-32bit-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:python312-base-32bit-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:libpython3_12-1_0-32bit:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:libpython3_12-1_0-32bit-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:python312-32bit:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:python312-core-debugsource:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:python312-devel:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:python312-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:python312-dbm:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:python312-base-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:python312-doc:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:python312-curses-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:python312:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:python312-testsuite:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:python312-tk-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:libpython3_12-1_0:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:python312-debugsource:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:python312-testsuite-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:python312-curses:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:python312-base:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:python312-idle:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:python312-tk:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:python312-dbm-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:libpython3_12-1_0-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:python312-tools:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:python312-doc-devhelp:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*

External links

https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2024/suse-su-20244291-1/

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.