openSUSE Security Update: python security update ______________________________________________________________________________ Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2010:1051-1 Rating: important References: #638233 Cross-References: CVE-2010-3493 Affected Products: openSUSE 11.3 ______________________________________________________________________________ An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available. Description: a race condition in the accept() implementation of smtpd.py could lead to a denial of service (CVE-2010-3493) Patch Instructions: To install this openSUSE Security Update use YaST online_update. Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product: - openSUSE 11.3: zypper in -t patch libpython2_6-1_0-3488 To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch". Package List: - openSUSE 11.3 (i586 x86_64): libpython2_6-1_0-2.6.5-3.3.1 python-2.6.5-3.3.1 python-base-2.6.5-3.3.1 python-curses-2.6.5-3.3.1 python-demo-2.6.5-3.3.1 python-devel-2.6.5-3.3.1 python-gdbm-2.6.5-3.3.1 python-idle-2.6.5-3.3.1 python-tk-2.6.5-3.3.1 python-xml-2.6.5-3.3.1 - openSUSE 11.3 (x86_64): libpython2_6-1_0-32bit-2.6.5-3.3.1 python-32bit-2.6.5-3.3.1 python-base-32bit-2.6.5-3.3.1 References: http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-3493.html https://bugzilla.novell.com/638233