openSUSE-SU-2026:21526-1: important: Security update for python-httplib2

openSUSE security update: security update for python-httplib2
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Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2026:21526-1
Rating: important
References:

  * bsc#1271095



Cross-References:

  * CVE-2026-59939



CVSS scores:

  * CVE-2026-59939 ( SUSE ): 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected Products:

         openSUSE Leap 16.0

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An update that solves one vulnerability and has one bug fix can now be installed.

Description:

This update for python-httplib2 fixes the following issue

- CVE-2026-59939: Fixed a vulnerability where a malicious or compromised HTTP server could return a small compressed payload that expands to an arbitrarily large size in memory and causes MemoryError or OOM-kill in the client process (bsc#1271095).


Patch instructions:

   To install this openSUSE security update use the suse recommended installation methods
   like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
   Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

- openSUSE Leap 16.0

   zypper in -t patch openSUSE-Leap-16.0-1429=1

Package List:

- openSUSE Leap 16.0:

  python313-httplib2-0.22.0-160000.3.1

References:

  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-59939.html