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             AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution

                               ESB-2018.3133
                        Security update for python
                              17 October 2018

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        AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product:           python
Publisher:         SUSE
Operating System:  SUSE
Impact/Access:     Denial of Service -- Remote/Unauthenticated
Resolution:        Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names:         CVE-2018-14647  

Reference:         ESB-2018.2936
                   ESB-2018.2924

Original Bulletin: 
   https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2018/suse-su-20183156-1/

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   SUSE Security Update: Security update for python
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Announcement ID:    SUSE-SU-2018:3156-1
Rating:             moderate
References:         #1109847 
Cross-References:   CVE-2018-14647
Affected Products:
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11-SP4
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4
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   An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.

Description:

   This update for python fixes the following issue:

   - CVE-2018-14647: Python's elementtree C accelerator failed to initialise
     Expat's hash salt during initialization. This could make it easy to
     conduct denial of service attacks against Expat by constructing an XML
     document that would cause pathological hash collisions in Expat's
     internal data structures, consuming large amounts CPU and RAM
     (bsc#1109847)


Patch Instructions:

   To install this SUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods
   like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".

   Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11-SP4:

      zypper in -t patch sdksp4-python-13818=1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4:

      zypper in -t patch slessp4-python-13818=1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4:

      zypper in -t patch dbgsp4-python-13818=1



Package List:

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11-SP4 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):

      python-devel-2.6.9-40.21.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11-SP4 (i586 x86_64):

      python-demo-2.6.9-40.21.2
      python-gdbm-2.6.9-40.21.2
      python-idle-2.6.9-40.21.2
      python-tk-2.6.9-40.21.2

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11-SP4 (noarch):

      python-doc-2.6-8.40.21.1
      python-doc-pdf-2.6-8.40.21.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11-SP4 (x86_64):

      python-32bit-2.6.9-40.21.2

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):

      libpython2_6-1_0-2.6.9-40.21.1
      python-2.6.9-40.21.2
      python-base-2.6.9-40.21.1
      python-curses-2.6.9-40.21.2
      python-demo-2.6.9-40.21.2
      python-gdbm-2.6.9-40.21.2
      python-idle-2.6.9-40.21.2
      python-tk-2.6.9-40.21.2
      python-xml-2.6.9-40.21.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4 (ppc64 s390x x86_64):

      libpython2_6-1_0-32bit-2.6.9-40.21.1
      python-32bit-2.6.9-40.21.2
      python-base-32bit-2.6.9-40.21.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4 (noarch):

      python-doc-2.6-8.40.21.1
      python-doc-pdf-2.6-8.40.21.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4 (ia64):

      libpython2_6-1_0-x86-2.6.9-40.21.1
      python-base-x86-2.6.9-40.21.1
      python-x86-2.6.9-40.21.2

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):

      python-base-debuginfo-2.6.9-40.21.1
      python-base-debugsource-2.6.9-40.21.1
      python-debuginfo-2.6.9-40.21.2
      python-debugsource-2.6.9-40.21.2

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4 (ppc64 s390x x86_64):

      python-base-debuginfo-32bit-2.6.9-40.21.1
      python-debuginfo-32bit-2.6.9-40.21.2

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4 (ia64):

      python-base-debuginfo-x86-2.6.9-40.21.1
      python-debuginfo-x86-2.6.9-40.21.2


References:

   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-14647.html
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1109847

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