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openSUSE 15 Security Update : python39 (SUSE-SU-2025:4221-1)

low Nessus Plugin ID 276913

Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The remote openSUSE 15 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2025:4221-1 advisory.

 Updated to 3.9.24:

 - CVE-2025-6075: Fixed simple quadratic complexity vulnerabilities of os.path.expandvars() (bsc#1252974)
 - CVE-2025-8291: Fixed validity of the ZIP64 End of Central Directory (EOCD) not checked by the 'zipfile' module (bsc#1251305)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1251305

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1252974

http://www.nessus.org/u?1977b8c9

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-6075

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-8291

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 276913

File Name: suse_SU-2025-4221-1.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 11/26/2025

Updated: 11/26/2025

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-8291

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 1.8

Threat Score: 0.2

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-6075

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:novell:suse_linux:15

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/SuSE/release, Host/SuSE/rpm-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/25/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/26/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-6075, CVE-2025-8291

IAVA: 2025-A-0444

SuSE: SUSE-SU-2025:4221-1