Security update for python
This update for python fixes the following issues - CVE-2026-1703: files may be extracted outside the installation directory when installing and extracting maliciously crafted wheel archives (bsc#1257599). - CVE-2026-3219: pip doesn't reject concatenated ZIP (bsc#1262429). - CVE-2026-4786: Incomplete mitigation of %action expansion for command injection to webbrowser.open() (bsc#1262319). - CVE-2026-6019: BaseCookie.js_output() does not neutralize embedded characters (bsc#1262654). - CVE-2026-6100: arbitrary code execution or information disclosure via use-after-free in decompression modules (bsc#1262098). - CVE-2026-6357: pip self-update functionality can import newly installed modules after wheel installation (bsc#1263442). Changes for python: - For SLE-12-SP1 use vendored libffi (bsc#1261652). We have libffi4.so from SP3 only.
02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE
Affected packages
03 / CONNECTIONS
Connected vulnerabilities
04 / EVIDENCE
Source records
This update for python fixes the following issues - CVE-2026-1703: files may be extracted outside the installation directory when installing and extracting maliciously crafted wheel archives (bsc#1257599). - CVE-2026-3219: pip doesn't reject concatenated ZIP (bsc#1262429). - CVE-2026-4786: Incomplete mitigation of %action expansion for command injection to webbrowser.open() (bsc#1262319). - CVE-2026-6019: BaseCookie.js_output() does not neutralize embedded characters (bsc#1262654). - CVE-2026-6100: arbitrary code execution or information disclosure via use-after-free in decompression modules (bsc#1262098). - CVE-2026-6357: pip self-update functionality can import newly installed modules after wheel installation (bsc#1263442). Changes for python: - For SLE-12-SP1 use vendored libffi (bsc#1261652). We have libffi4.so from SP3 only.
05 / REFERENCES
Further evidence
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/1257599
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/1261652
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/1262098
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/1262319
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/1262429
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/1262654
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/1263442
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-1703
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-3219
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-4786
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-6019
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-6100
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-6357
- https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2026/suse-su-20262387-1/