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SUSE-SU-2026:23136-1

Vulnerability from csaf_suse - Published: 2026-08-03 10:37 - Updated: 2026-09-16 20:11
Summary
Security update for python-ujson
Severity
Important
Notes
Title of the patch: Security update for python-ujson
Description of the patch: This update for python-ujson fixes the following issue: - CVE-2026-44660: failing to decrement a serialized JSON object during a write exception in ujson.dump() can lead to memory leaks (bsc#1270301).
Patchnames: SUSE-SLES-16.0-1423
Terms of use: CSAF 2.0 data is provided by SUSE under the Creative Commons License 4.0 with Attribution (CC-BY-4.0).
Affected products
Product Identifier Version Remediation
Unresolved product id: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0:python313-ujson-5.10.0-160000.3.1.aarch64
Vendor Fix
Unresolved product id: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0:python313-ujson-5.10.0-160000.3.1.ppc64le
Vendor Fix
Unresolved product id: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0:python313-ujson-5.10.0-160000.3.1.s390x
Vendor Fix
Unresolved product id: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0:python313-ujson-5.10.0-160000.3.1.x86_64
Vendor Fix
Unresolved product id: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP applications 16.0:python313-ujson-5.10.0-160000.3.1.aarch64
Vendor Fix
Unresolved product id: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP applications 16.0:python313-ujson-5.10.0-160000.3.1.ppc64le
Vendor Fix
Unresolved product id: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP applications 16.0:python313-ujson-5.10.0-160000.3.1.s390x
Vendor Fix
Unresolved product id: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP applications 16.0:python313-ujson-5.10.0-160000.3.1.x86_64
Vendor Fix
Threats
Impact important

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