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SUSE SLES12: libpython3_4m1_0 / libpython3_4m1_0-32bit / python3 / python3-base / etc (SUSE-SU-2026:4744-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 367741

Synopsis

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

Description

The remote SUSE Linux SLES12 / SLES_SAP12 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2026:4744-1 advisory.

 Security issues fixed:

 - CVE-2026-6879: quadratic behavior in `xml.etree.ElementPath` index predicates can lead to a denial of service via high CPU usage (bsc#1273148).
 - CVE-2026-9669: crafted input can cause a stack buffer overflow (bsc#1267974).
 - CVE-2026-15310: memory exhaustion in zipfile in bzip2/LZMA/Zstandard decompression (bsc#1277111).
 - CVE-2026-15806: urllib.request.HTTPPasswordMgr credentials for one URL scheme sent over another scheme (bsc#1276223).
 - CVE-2026-17084: StringPrep algorithm considered Unicode codepoint attributes outside Unicode 3.2.0 (bsc#1276226).
 - CVE-2026-18503: attacker-controlled CSV samples can trigger super-linear regular-expression work during dialect sniffing and consume significant CPU (bsc#1274683).
 - CVE-2026-19672: tarfile extraction filter bypass allows creation of directories outside the destination (bsc#1276227).
 - CVE-2026-82049: tarfile extraction filters mishandle archives containing a hard link to a symbolic link, allowing file modification and content disclosure (bsc#1280459).

 Changes for python3:

 - Update bundled setuptools wheels to setuptools-40.6.2 (bsc#1276903).

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 packages.

See Also

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1267974

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1273148

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1274683

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1276223

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1276226

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1276227

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1276903

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1277111

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1277271

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1280459

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-4435

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-15310

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-15806

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-17084

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-18503

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-19672

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-3276

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-6879

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-7774

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-82049

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-9669

http://www.nessus.org/u?f8f02b3f

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 367741

File Name: suse_SU-2026-4744-1.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Published: 10/20/2026

Updated: 10/20/2026

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: 4.3

Percentile: 53.55

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9.4

Temporal Score: 7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-82049

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.2

Temporal Score: 7.1

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

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-4435

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.4

Threat Score: 5.8

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:novell:suse_linux:12, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:libpython3_4m1_0-32bit, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:libpython3_4m1_0, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:python3-base, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:python3-curses, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:python3-devel, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:python3-tk, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:python3

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: 10/19/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/3/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-4435, CVE-2026-15310, CVE-2026-15806, CVE-2026-17084, CVE-2026-18503, CVE-2026-19672, CVE-2026-3276, CVE-2026-6879, CVE-2026-7774, CVE-2026-82049, CVE-2026-9669

IAVA: 2026-A-0549-S, 2026-A-0890

SuSE: SUSE-SU-2026:4744-1