Security update for openssh

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2024:0604-1
Rating: important
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2023-51385 ( SUSE ): 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
  • CVE-2023-51385 ( NVD ): 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP5

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

Description:

This update for openssh fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2023-51385: Fixed a command injection via user name or host name metacharacters (bsc#1218215).

  • Remember the state of sshd service during update / removal, to allow cut-over to a different openssh package. bsc#1220110

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:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP5
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-SP5-2024-604=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-2024-604=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-2024-604=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-2024-604=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • openssh-testuser-0-81.12.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5 (aarch64 x86_64)
    • openssh-7.2p2-81.12.1
    • openssh-fips-7.2p2-81.12.1
    • openssh-askpass-gnome-7.2p2-81.12.1
    • openssh-askpass-gnome-debuginfo-7.2p2-81.12.1
    • openssh-helpers-debuginfo-7.2p2-81.12.1
    • openssh-helpers-7.2p2-81.12.1
    • openssh-debuginfo-7.2p2-81.12.1
    • openssh-debugsource-7.2p2-81.12.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • openssh-7.2p2-81.12.1
    • openssh-fips-7.2p2-81.12.1
    • openssh-askpass-gnome-7.2p2-81.12.1
    • openssh-askpass-gnome-debuginfo-7.2p2-81.12.1
    • openssh-helpers-debuginfo-7.2p2-81.12.1
    • openssh-helpers-7.2p2-81.12.1
    • openssh-debuginfo-7.2p2-81.12.1
    • openssh-debugsource-7.2p2-81.12.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 (ppc64le x86_64)
    • openssh-7.2p2-81.12.1
    • openssh-fips-7.2p2-81.12.1
    • openssh-askpass-gnome-7.2p2-81.12.1
    • openssh-askpass-gnome-debuginfo-7.2p2-81.12.1
    • openssh-helpers-debuginfo-7.2p2-81.12.1
    • openssh-helpers-7.2p2-81.12.1
    • openssh-debuginfo-7.2p2-81.12.1
    • openssh-debugsource-7.2p2-81.12.1

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