openSUSE 16 Security Update : python-azure-core (openSUSE-SU-2026:20292-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 300835

Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote openSUSE 16 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the openSUSE- SU-2026:20292-1 advisory.

- CVE-2026-21226: Fixed deserialization of untrusted data which may allow an authorized attacker to execute code over a network. (bsc#1257703)

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-azure-core package.

See Also

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1257703

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-21226

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 300835

File Name: openSUSE-2026-20292-1.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 3/5/2026

Updated: 3/5/2026

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.1

Temporal Score: 5.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-21226

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:16.0, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:python313-azure-core

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: 3/1/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/13/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-21226