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SUSE SLED15 / SLES15 Security Update : python-ujson (SUSE-SU-2026:3539-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 334473

Synopsis

The remote SUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote SUSE Linux SLED15 / SLED_SAP15 / SLES15 / SLES_SAP15 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2026:3539-1 advisory.

 This update for python-ujson fixes the following issue:

 - CVE-2026-44660: memory leak in `ujson.dump()` on write failure can lead to DoS (bsc#1270301).

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 python2-ujson and / or python3-ujson packages.

See Also

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1270301

https://lists.suse.com/pipermail/sle-updates/2026-August/049120.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-44660

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 334473

File Name: suse_SU-2026-3539-1.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Published: 8/11/2026

Updated: 8/11/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3

Percentile: 23.74

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.1

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-44660

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.7

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

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

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.7

Threat Score: 7.7

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:P

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:novell:suse_linux:15, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:python2-ujson, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:python3-ujson

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: 8/10/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/12/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-44660

SuSE: SUSE-SU-2026:3539-1