Recommended update for openssh

Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2017:1849-1
Rating: moderate
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Affected Products:
  • Magnum Orchestration 7
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for the Raspberry Pi 12-SP2

An update that has four fixes can now be installed.

Description:

This update for openssh provides the following fixes:

  • Enable specific ioctl calls for ICA crypto card on the zSeries platform. Without this patch, users using the IBMCA engine are not able to perform ssh login as the filter blocks the communication with the crypto card. (bsc#1016709)
  • Enable case-insensitive hostname matching. (bsc#1017099)
  • Add a new switch for printing diagnostic messages in sftp client's batch mode. (bsc#1023275)
  • Better fix for core dumps from auditing code when trying to bind to an unavailable port. (bsc#1024251)
  • Remove the limit on the amount of tasks sshd can run.

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:

  • Magnum Orchestration 7
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-OpenStack-Cloud-Magnum-Orchestration-7-2017-1142=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-SP2-2017-1142=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for the Raspberry Pi 12-SP2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-RPI-12-SP2-2017-1142=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP2-2017-1142=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP2-2017-1142=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP2-2017-1142=1

Package List:

  • Magnum Orchestration 7 (x86_64)
    • openssh-debugsource-7.2p2-74.1
    • openssh-7.2p2-74.1
    • openssh-debuginfo-7.2p2-74.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2 (x86_64)
    • openssh-7.2p2-74.1
    • openssh-askpass-gnome-7.2p2-74.3
    • openssh-debugsource-7.2p2-74.1
    • openssh-askpass-gnome-debuginfo-7.2p2-74.3
    • openssh-debuginfo-7.2p2-74.1
    • openssh-helpers-7.2p2-74.1
    • openssh-helpers-debuginfo-7.2p2-74.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for the Raspberry Pi 12-SP2 (aarch64)
    • openssh-7.2p2-74.1
    • openssh-askpass-gnome-7.2p2-74.3
    • openssh-debugsource-7.2p2-74.1
    • openssh-askpass-gnome-debuginfo-7.2p2-74.3
    • openssh-debuginfo-7.2p2-74.1
    • openssh-fips-7.2p2-74.1
    • openssh-helpers-7.2p2-74.1
    • openssh-helpers-debuginfo-7.2p2-74.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP2 (aarch64 x86_64)
    • openssh-7.2p2-74.1
    • openssh-askpass-gnome-7.2p2-74.3
    • openssh-debugsource-7.2p2-74.1
    • openssh-askpass-gnome-debuginfo-7.2p2-74.3
    • openssh-debuginfo-7.2p2-74.1
    • openssh-fips-7.2p2-74.1
    • openssh-helpers-7.2p2-74.1
    • openssh-helpers-debuginfo-7.2p2-74.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • openssh-7.2p2-74.1
    • openssh-askpass-gnome-7.2p2-74.3
    • openssh-debugsource-7.2p2-74.1
    • openssh-askpass-gnome-debuginfo-7.2p2-74.3
    • openssh-debuginfo-7.2p2-74.1
    • openssh-fips-7.2p2-74.1
    • openssh-helpers-7.2p2-74.1
    • openssh-helpers-debuginfo-7.2p2-74.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2 (ppc64le x86_64)
    • openssh-7.2p2-74.1
    • openssh-askpass-gnome-7.2p2-74.3
    • openssh-debugsource-7.2p2-74.1
    • openssh-askpass-gnome-debuginfo-7.2p2-74.3
    • openssh-debuginfo-7.2p2-74.1
    • openssh-fips-7.2p2-74.1
    • openssh-helpers-7.2p2-74.1
    • openssh-helpers-debuginfo-7.2p2-74.1

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