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SUSE SLES12 Security Update : python-urllib3 (SUSE-SU-2026:2065-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 317725

Synopsis

The remote SUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote SUSE Linux SLES12 / SLES_SAP12 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2026:2065-1 advisory.

 This update for python-urllib3 fixes the following issue

 - CVE-2026-44431: sensitive information disclosure due to sensitive headers being forwarded across origins in proxied low-level redirects (bsc#1265267).

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 python-urllib3 and / or python3-urllib3 packages.

See Also

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1265267

http://www.nessus.org/u?8df4977e

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-44431

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 317725

File Name: suse_SU-2026-2065-1.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Published: 5/29/2026

Updated: 5/29/2026

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 2.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-44431

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.3

Temporal Score: 4.6

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

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

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.2

Threat Score: 4.6

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:novell:suse_linux:12, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:python3-urllib3, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:python-urllib3

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: 5/26/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/11/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-44431

SuSE: SUSE-SU-2026:2065-1