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SUSE SLED15 / SLES15 Security Update : python-M2Crypto (SUSE-SU-2026:5204-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 379485

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-2026:5204-1 advisory.

 This update for python-M2Crypto fixes the following issue:

 - CVE-2026-109087: SSL.Checker subjectAltName hostname injection (bsc#1285047).

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 python-M2Crypto-doc and / or python311-M2Crypto packages.

See Also

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1285047

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-109087

http://www.nessus.org/u?9a9ee921

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 379485

File Name: suse_SU-2026-5204-1.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Published: 11/12/2026

Updated: 11/12/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.1

Temporal Score: 5.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-109087

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.4

Temporal Score: 6.4

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:novell:suse_linux:15, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:python-m2crypto-doc, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:python311-m2crypto

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: 11/11/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/11/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-109087

SuSE: SUSE-SU-2026:5204-1