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openSUSE 16 Security Update : python-biopython (openSUSE-SU-2026:21169-1)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 324054

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-2026:21169-1 advisory.

 Changes in python-biopython:

 - CVE-2025-68463: Fixed a information disclosure caused by a XXE vulnerability (boo#1255465).

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-biopython package.

See Also

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1255465

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-68463

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 324054

File Name: openSUSE-2026-21169-1.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Published: 7/1/2026

Updated: 7/1/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 2.3

Percentile: 9.42

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 3.6

Temporal Score: 2.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-68463

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.9

Temporal Score: 4.3

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

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-biopython

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: 6/29/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/18/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-68463