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High SUSE-RU-2017:3010-1 1 CVE

Initial release of python-numpy for HPC (v1.13.3, gcc)

Published Nov 14, 2017 · Updated Feb 4, 2026

Summary

This update introduces the NumPy packages version 1.13.3 built for
environment modules to the HPC (module FATE#321709).

NumPy is a general-purpose array-processing package for Python designed to
manipulate large multi-dimensional arrays of arbitrary records.

It also provides basic facilities for discrete fourier transform,
basic linear algebra and random number generation.

Fixed packages 1

ReleasePackageFixed in
SUSE · SLES 12 Linux Enterprise Module for HPC 12 python-numpy_1_13_3-gnu-hpc 1.13.3-4.6.1

Vulnerabilities 1

  • High 7.5
    CVE-2017-12852 Public exploit

    Numpy missing input validation

    The numpy.pad function in Numpy 1.13.1 and older versions is missing input validation. An empty list or ndarray will stick into an infinite loop, which can allow attackers to cause a DoS attack.

References

  • report
    https://bugzilla.suse.com/1053963
  • report
    https://bugzilla.suse.com/1066748
  • web
    https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-12852