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SUSE SLED15 / SLES15 Security Update : python-pip (SUSE-SU-2026:2634-1)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 323042

Synopsis

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

Description

The remote SUSE Linux SLED15 / SLED_SAP15 / SLES15 / SLES_SAP15 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2026:2634-1 advisory.

 This update for python-pip fixes the following issues

 - CVE-2026-3219: pip doesn't reject concatenated ZIP (bsc#1262429).
 - CVE-2026-6357: pip self-update functionality can import newly installed modules after wheel installation (bsc#1263442).
 - CVE-2026-8643: path traversal via malicious entry point name in pip wheel installation allows arbitrary file overwrite (bsc#1266669).

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 python311-pip package.

See Also

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1262429

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1263442

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1266669

https://lists.suse.com/pipermail/sle-updates/2026-June/047634.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-3219

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-6357

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-8643

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 323042

File Name: suse_SU-2026-2634-1.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Published: 6/26/2026

Updated: 6/26/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.2

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-2026-8643

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: 5.3

Threat Score: 1.7

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-6357

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:python311-pip, 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: 6/25/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/20/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-3219, CVE-2026-6357, CVE-2026-8643

SuSE: SUSE-SU-2026:2634-1