{"schema_version":"1.7.3","id":"SUSE-SU-2018:2696-1","published":"2018-09-12T09:53:44Z","modified":"2026-02-04T02:36:44.816600Z","related":["CVE-2018-1060","CVE-2018-1061"],"upstream":["CVE-2018-1060","CVE-2018-1061"],"summary":"Security update for python3","details":"This update for python3 provides the following fixes:\n\nThese security issues were fixed:\n\n- CVE-2018-1061: Prevent catastrophic backtracking in the difflib.IS_LINE_JUNK\n  method. An attacker could have used this flaw to cause denial of service\n  (bsc#1088004).\n- CVE-2018-1060: Prevent catastrophic backtracking in pop3lib's apop() method.\n  An attacker could have used this flaw to cause denial of service (bsc#1088009).\n\nThese non-security issues were fixed:\n\n- Sort files and directories when creating tarfile archives so that they are created in a\n  more predictable way. 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