ESB-2026.3869
PUBLISHED
CVSS 5.300000190734863 MEDIUM
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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2026.3869
Security update for python-urllib3
17 April 2026
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AUSCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: python-urllib3
Publisher: SUSE
Operating System: SUSE
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2025-66471 CVE-2026-21441 CVE-2025-66418
Original Bulletin:
https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2026/suse-su-20261412-1
Comment: CVSS (Max): 5.3 CVE-2025-66471 (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)
CVSS Source: SUSE
Calculator: https://www.first.org/cvss/calculator/3.1#CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
EPSS (Max): 0.0% (9th) CVE-2025-66418 2026-04-16
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Security update for python-urllib3
Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:1412-1
Release Date: 2026-04-16T13:06:27Z
Rating: moderate
o bsc#1254866
o bsc#1254867
References: o bsc#1256331
o bsc#1259829
o jsc#PED-15380
o CVE-2025-66418
Cross-References: o CVE-2025-66471
o CVE-2026-21441
o CVE-2025-66418 ( SUSE ): 6.9 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N
/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
o CVE-2025-66418 ( SUSE ): 5.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N
/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
o CVE-2025-66418 ( NVD ): 8.9 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/
UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:H/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/
MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/
MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
o CVE-2025-66418 ( NVD ): 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/
S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
o CVE-2025-66471 ( SUSE ): 6.3 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N
/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
o CVE-2025-66471 ( SUSE ): 5.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N
/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
o CVE-2025-66471 ( NVD ): 8.9 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/
CVSS scores: UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:H/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/
MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/
MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
o CVE-2025-66471 ( NVD ): 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/
S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
o CVE-2026-21441 ( SUSE ): 2.3 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N
/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
o CVE-2026-21441 ( SUSE ): 4.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R
/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
o CVE-2026-21441 ( NVD ): 8.9 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/
UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:H/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/
MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/
MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
o CVE-2026-21441 ( NVD ): 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/
S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
o Public Cloud Module 12
o SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP2
o SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP3
o SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP4
o SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5
o SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
o SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1
o SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2
Affected o SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3
Products: o SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4
o SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
o SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended
Security
o SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12
o SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1
o SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2
o SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3
o SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP4
o SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5
An update that solves three vulnerabilities, contains one feature and has one
security fix can now be installed.
Description:
This update for python-urllib3 fixes the following issues:
Security issues:
o CVE-2025-66418: resource exhaustion via unbounded number of links in the
decompression chain (bsc#1254866).
o CVE-2025-66471: excessive resource consumption via decompression of highly
compressed data in Streaming API (bsc#1254867).
o CVE-2026-21441: excessive resource consumption during decompression of data
in HTTP redirect responses (bsc#1256331).
Non-security issues:
o Disabled response decompression with brotli due to missing brotli feature
(jsc#PED-15380).
Patch Instructions:
To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like
YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:
o Public Cloud Module 12
zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Public-Cloud-12-2026-1412=1
o SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security
zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-LTSS-EXTENDED-SECURITY-2026-1412=
1
Package List:
o Public Cloud Module 12 (noarch)
python-urllib3-1.25.10-3.48.4
python3-urllib3-1.25.10-3.48.4
o SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security (noarch)
python-urllib3-1.25.10-3.48.4
python3-urllib3-1.25.10-3.48.4
References:
o https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-66418.html
o https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-66471.html
o https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-21441.html
o https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1254866
o https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1254867
o https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1256331
o https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1259829
o https://jira.suse.com/browse/PED-15380
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