# Security update for python311

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2024:0782-2  
Rating: important  
References:

  * bsc#1196025
  * bsc#1210638
  * bsc#1219666

  
Cross-References:

  * CVE-2022-25236
  * CVE-2023-27043
  * CVE-2023-6597

  
CVSS scores:

  * CVE-2022-25236 ( SUSE ):  7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  * CVE-2022-25236 ( NVD ):  9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  * CVE-2023-27043 ( SUSE ):  5.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
  * CVE-2023-27043 ( NVD ):  5.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
  * CVE-2023-6597 ( SUSE ):  8.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

  
Affected Products:

  * Public Cloud Module 15-SP4
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4
  * SUSE Manager Proxy 4.3
  * SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.3
  * SUSE Manager Server 4.3

  
  
An update that solves three vulnerabilities can now be installed.

## Description:

This update for python311 fixes the following issues:

  * CVE-2023-6597: Fixed symlink bug in cleanup of tempfile.TemporaryDirectory
    (bsc#1219666).
  * CVE-2023-27043: Fixed incorrect e-mqil parsing (bsc#1210638).
  * CVE-2022-25236: Fixed an expat vulnerability by supporting expat >= 2.4.4
    (bsc#1212015).

## Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like
YaST online_update or "zypper patch".  
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

  * Public Cloud Module 15-SP4  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Public-Cloud-15-SP4-2024-782=1

## Package List:

  * Public Cloud Module 15-SP4 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * python311-3.11.8-150400.9.23.1
    * python311-base-3.11.8-150400.9.23.1
    * libpython3_11-1_0-3.11.8-150400.9.23.1

## References:

  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-25236.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-27043.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-6597.html
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1196025
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1210638
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1219666