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SUSE-SU-2025:4368-1 Not scored

Security update for python3

This update for python3 fixes the following issues: - CVE-2025-6075: quadratic complexity in `os.path.expandvars()` can lead to performance degradation when values passed to it are user-controlled (bsc#1252974). - CVE-2025-8291: lack of validity checks on the ZIP64 End of Central Directory (EOCD) record allows for the creation of ZIP archives that are processed inconsistently by the `zipfile` module (bsc#1251305).

Exploit probability Not scored
Published December 11, 2025
Required by Not available
Last source change February 4, 2026

02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE

Affected packages

SUSE:Linux Enterprise Micro 5.2 python3
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Micro 5.2 python3-core
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3 python3
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3 python3-core
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4 python3
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4 python3-core
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5 python3
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5 python3-core
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP6 python3
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP6 python3-core
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP7 python3
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP7 python3-core
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 SP6 python3-core
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 SP7 python3-core
openSUSE:Leap 15.6 python3
openSUSE:Leap 15.6 python3-core
openSUSE:Leap 15.6 python3-documentation

03 / CONNECTIONS

Connected vulnerabilities

04 / EVIDENCE

Source records

Open Source Vulnerabilities SUSE-SU-2025:4368-1

This update for python3 fixes the following issues: - CVE-2025-6075: quadratic complexity in `os.path.expandvars()` can lead to performance degradation when values passed to it are user-controlled (bsc#1252974). - CVE-2025-8291: lack of validity checks on the ZIP64 End of Central Directory (EOCD) record allows for the creation of ZIP archives that are processed inconsistently by the `zipfile` module (bsc#1251305).

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05 / REFERENCES

Further evidence