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SUSE SLED15 / SLES15 Security Update : python-GitPython (SUSE-SU-2026:4191-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 346228

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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-2026:4191-1 advisory.

 - CVE-2026-87817: failure to properly validade the git directory location allows attackers to impersonate the git directory using tracked files and execute arbitrary code by placing pre-commit hooks in the tracked hooks directory (bsc#1279905).
 - CVE-2026-87818: failure to restrict the `--no-index` option in the high-level diff API allows attackers to read arbitrary filesystem paths as repository operands and create content-dependent Boolean oracles (bsc#1279906).
 - CVE-2026-87819: quadratic backtracking in the `Actor.name_email_regex` regular expression allows attackers to cause CPU exhaustion and a DoS via a commit with a malformed author field (bsc#1279907).

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-GitPython package.

See Also

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1279905

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1279906

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1279907

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-87817

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-87818

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-87819

http://www.nessus.org/u?cf29d54f

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 346228

File Name: suse_SU-2026-4191-1.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Published: 9/16/2026

Updated: 9/17/2026

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.9

Percentile: 58.22

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-2026-87819

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.9

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

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-87817

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.7

Threat Score: 7.4

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:P

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-87817

Vulnerability Information

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

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: 9/15/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/9/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-87817, CVE-2026-87818, CVE-2026-87819

SuSE: SUSE-SU-2026:4191-1