openSUSE Security Update: Security update for python3-pycares
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Announcement ID:    openSUSE-SU-2025:0269-1
Rating:             moderate
References:         #1244691 
Cross-References:   CVE-2025-48945
CVSS scores:
                    CVE-2025-48945 (SUSE): 6 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Affected Products:
                    openSUSE Backports SLE-15-SP7
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   An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.

Description:

   This update for python3-pycares fixes the following issues:

   - CVE-2025-48945: Fixed a use-after-free in the Channel object garbage
     collection (boo#1244691)

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 Backports SLE-15-SP7:

      zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2025-269=1

Package List:

   - openSUSE Backports SLE-15-SP7 (aarch64 i586 ppc64le s390x x86_64):

      python3-pycares-3.1.1-bp157.2.3.1

References:

   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-48945.html
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1244691