SUSE SLES16 Security Update : python-jaraco.context (SUSE-SU-2026:20139-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 297084

Synopsis

The remote SUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote SUSE Linux SLES16 / SLES_SAP16 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2026:20139-1 advisory.

- CVE-2026-23949: Fixed malicious tar archives may lead to path traversal (bsc#1256954).

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

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

Solution

Update the affected python313-jaraco.context package.

See Also

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1256954

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-23949

http://www.nessus.org/u?9462d127

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 297084

File Name: suse_SU-2026-20139-1.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 1/29/2026

Updated: 1/29/2026

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 5.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-23949

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.6

Temporal Score: 7.5

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:novell:suse_linux:16, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:python313-jaraco.context

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: 1/23/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/13/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-23949

SuSE: SUSE-SU-2026:20139-1