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SUSE SLES15 Security Update : python312 (SUSE-SU-2026:2055-1)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 316860

Synopsis

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

Description

The remote SUSE Linux SLES15 / SLES_SAP15 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2026:2055-1 advisory.

 This update for python312 fixes the following issues

 - CVE-2026-1502: HTTP client proxy tunnel headers not validated for CR/LF (bsc#1261969).
 - CVE-2026-4786: Incomplete mitigation of %action expansion for command injection to webbrowser.open() (bsc#1262319).
 - CVE-2026-6019: `BaseCookie.js_output()` does not neutralize characters in cookie values embedded in JS (bsc#1262654).
 - CVE-2026-6100: Arbitrary code execution or information disclosure via use-after-free in decompression modules (bsc#1262098).

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/1261969

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1262098

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1262319

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1262654

http://www.nessus.org/u?741203ef

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-1502

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-4786

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-6019

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-6100

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 316860

File Name: suse_SU-2026-2055-1.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Published: 5/27/2026

Updated: 5/27/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.4

Temporal Score: 5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-6019

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.1

Temporal Score: 5.5

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

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

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.1

Threat Score: 8.1

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:P

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-6100

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:python312-dbm, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:python312-base, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:python312-devel, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:python312-tools, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:python312-idle, cpe:/o:novell:suse_linux:15, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:python312-tk, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:libpython3_12-1_0, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:python312, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:python312-curses

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/25/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/12/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-1502, CVE-2026-4786, CVE-2026-6019, CVE-2026-6100

IAVA: 2026-A-0142-S, 2026-A-0360

SuSE: SUSE-SU-2026:2055-1