Deserialization of Untrusted Data Affecting python2-numpy-gnu-hpc-devel package, versions <1.16.1-4.8.1


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
17.53% (98th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-SLES151-PYTHON2NUMPYGNUHPCDEVEL-2730917
  • published14 Apr 2022
  • disclosed18 Oct 2019

Introduced: 18 Oct 2019

CVE-2019-6446  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-502  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade SLES:15.1 python2-numpy-gnu-hpc-devel to version 1.16.1-4.8.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream python2-numpy-gnu-hpc-devel package and not the python2-numpy-gnu-hpc-devel package as distributed by SLES. See How to fix? for SLES:15.1 relevant fixed versions and status.

An issue was discovered in NumPy before 1.16.3. It uses the pickle Python module unsafely, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted serialized object, as demonstrated by a numpy.load call. NOTE: third parties dispute this issue because it is a behavior that might have legitimate applications in (for example) loading serialized Python object arrays from trusted and authenticated sources.