OPENSUSE-SU-2026:20089-1

Vulnerability from csaf_opensuse - Published: 2026-01-22 16:42 - Updated: 2026-09-17 17:26
Summary
Security update for python-pyasn1
Severity
Important
Notes
Title of the patch: Security update for python-pyasn1
Description of the patch: This update for python-pyasn1 fixes the following issues: - CVE-2026-23490: Fixed Denial-of-Service issue that may lead to memory exhaustion from malformed RELATIVE-OID with excessive continuation octets (bsc#1256902)
Patchnames: openSUSE-Leap-16.0-178
Terms of use: CSAF 2.0 data is provided by SUSE under the Creative Commons License 4.0 with Attribution (CC-BY-4.0).
CVE-2026-23490
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected products
Product Identifier Version Remediation
Unresolved product id: openSUSE Leap 16.0:python313-pyasn1-0:0.6.1-160000.3.1.noarch —
Vendor Fix
Threats
Impact important
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