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SUSE SLED15 / SLES15 Security Update : python-python-dotenv (SUSE-SU-2026:2724-1)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 324855

Synopsis

The remote SUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote SUSE Linux SLED15 / SLED_SAP15 / SLES15 / SLES_SAP15 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2026:2724-1 advisory.

 This update for python-python-dotenv fixes the following issue:

 - CVE-2026-28684: follow symbolic links when rewriting `.env` files (bsc#1262423)

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 python311-python-dotenv package.

See Also

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1262423

https://lists.suse.com/pipermail/sle-updates/2026-July/047851.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-28684

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 324855

File Name: suse_SU-2026-2724-1.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Published: 7/2/2026

Updated: 7/2/2026

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.3

Percentile: 53.65

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.2

Temporal Score: 4.9

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-28684

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.6

Temporal Score: 5.9

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:python311-python-dotenv, cpe:/o:novell:suse_linux:15

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: 7/1/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/20/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-28684

SuSE: SUSE-SU-2026:2724-1