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openSUSE 15 Security Update : python39 (SUSE-SU-2026:0971-1)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 303393

Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote openSUSE 15 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the SUSE- SU-2026:0971-1 advisory.

 This update for python39 fixes the following issue:

 - CVE-2026-2297: validation bypass via incorrectly handled hook in FileLoader (bsc#1259240).

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 packages.

See Also

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1259240

http://www.nessus.org/u?6ef5d8f2

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-2297

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 303393

File Name: suse_SU-2026-0971-1.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 3/24/2026

Updated: 3/24/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.6

Temporal Score: 3.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-2297

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.5

Temporal Score: 4.8

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

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

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.7

Threat Score: 1.9

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U

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

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: 3/23/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/12/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-2297

IAVA: 2026-A-0142

SuSE: SUSE-SU-2026:0971-1