SUSE SLED15: libpython3_13-1_0 / python313 / python313-base / python313-curses / etc (SUSE-SU-2026:4941-1)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 374165

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 packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2026:4941-1 advisory.

- 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-2026-19445: reassigned SNI callbacks with unreferenced SSLContext instances can cause use-after-free (bsc#1283969).
- CVE-2026-19553: omitted server_hostname arguments in wrap_bio() can cause silent hostname verification bypasses (bsc#1283826).
- 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 python313:

- Updated to version 3.13.16.

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.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 374165

File Name: suse_SU-2026-4941-1.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Family: SuSE Local Security Checks

Published: 10/30/2026

Updated: 10/30/2026

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: 6.9

Percentile: 96.41

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: 8.1

Temporal Score: 7.1

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

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

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.2

Threat Score: 7.1

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-19445

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:novell:suse_linux:15, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:libpython3_13-1_0, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:python313-base, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:python313-curses, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:python313-dbm, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:python313-devel, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:python313-idle, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:python313-tk, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:python313-tools, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:python313

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: 10/29/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/18/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-15310, CVE-2026-15806, CVE-2026-17084, CVE-2026-19445, CVE-2026-19553, CVE-2026-19672, CVE-2026-82049

IAVA: 2026-A-0890-S, 2026-A-1207

SuSE: SUSE-SU-2026:4941-1

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