openSUSE Security Update: Security update for python ______________________________________________________________________________ Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2020:1859-1 Rating: moderate References: #1177211 Cross-References: CVE-2020-26116 Affected Products: openSUSE Leap 15.1 ______________________________________________________________________________ An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available. Description: This update for python fixes the following issues: - bsc#1177211 (CVE-2020-26116) no longer allowing special characters in the method parameter of HTTPConnection.putrequest in httplib, stopping injection of headers. This update was imported from the SUSE:SLE-15:Update update project. Patch Instructions: To install this openSUSE 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: - openSUSE Leap 15.1: zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2020-1859=1 Package List: - openSUSE Leap 15.1 (i586 x86_64): libpython2_7-1_0-2.7.17-lp151.10.25.1 libpython2_7-1_0-debuginfo-2.7.17-lp151.10.25.1 python-2.7.17-lp151.10.25.1 python-base-2.7.17-lp151.10.25.1 python-base-debuginfo-2.7.17-lp151.10.25.1 python-base-debugsource-2.7.17-lp151.10.25.1 python-curses-2.7.17-lp151.10.25.1 python-curses-debuginfo-2.7.17-lp151.10.25.1 python-debuginfo-2.7.17-lp151.10.25.1 python-debugsource-2.7.17-lp151.10.25.1 python-demo-2.7.17-lp151.10.25.1 python-devel-2.7.17-lp151.10.25.1 python-gdbm-2.7.17-lp151.10.25.1 python-gdbm-debuginfo-2.7.17-lp151.10.25.1 python-idle-2.7.17-lp151.10.25.1 python-tk-2.7.17-lp151.10.25.1 python-tk-debuginfo-2.7.17-lp151.10.25.1 python-xml-2.7.17-lp151.10.25.1 python-xml-debuginfo-2.7.17-lp151.10.25.1 - openSUSE Leap 15.1 (noarch): python-doc-2.7.17-lp151.10.25.1 python-doc-pdf-2.7.17-lp151.10.25.1 - openSUSE Leap 15.1 (x86_64): libpython2_7-1_0-32bit-2.7.17-lp151.10.25.1 libpython2_7-1_0-32bit-debuginfo-2.7.17-lp151.10.25.1 python-32bit-2.7.17-lp151.10.25.1 python-32bit-debuginfo-2.7.17-lp151.10.25.1 python-base-32bit-2.7.17-lp151.10.25.1 python-base-32bit-debuginfo-2.7.17-lp151.10.25.1 References: https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-26116.html https://bugzilla.suse.com/1177211