Security update for openssh

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:0585-1
Release Date: 2025-02-18T16:42:30Z
Rating: moderate
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2025-26465 ( SUSE ): 6.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
  • CVE-2025-26466 ( SUSE ): 8.2 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  • CVE-2025-26466 ( SUSE ): 5.9 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected Products:
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP6
  • Desktop Applications Module 15-SP6
  • openSUSE Leap 15.6
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP6
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP6
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6

An update that solves two vulnerabilities can now be installed.

Description:

This update for openssh fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2025-26465: Fixed MitM attack against OpenSSH's VerifyHostKeyDNS-enabled client (bsc#1237040).
  • CVE-2025-26466: Fixed DoS attack against OpenSSH's client and server (bsc#1237041).

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:

  • openSUSE Leap 15.6
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-2025-585=1 openSUSE-SLE-15.6-2025-585=1
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP6
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP6-2025-585=1
  • Desktop Applications Module 15-SP6
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Desktop-Applications-15-SP6-2025-585=1

Package List:

  • openSUSE Leap 15.6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64 i586)
    • openssh-debugsource-9.6p1-150600.6.15.2
    • openssh-debuginfo-9.6p1-150600.6.15.2
    • openssh-askpass-gnome-debuginfo-9.6p1-150600.6.15.1
    • openssh-common-9.6p1-150600.6.15.2
    • openssh-9.6p1-150600.6.15.2
    • openssh-cavs-9.6p1-150600.6.15.2
    • openssh-clients-9.6p1-150600.6.15.2
    • openssh-common-debuginfo-9.6p1-150600.6.15.2
    • openssh-fips-9.6p1-150600.6.15.2
    • openssh-askpass-gnome-9.6p1-150600.6.15.1
    • openssh-helpers-debuginfo-9.6p1-150600.6.15.2
    • openssh-server-config-disallow-rootlogin-9.6p1-150600.6.15.2
    • openssh-server-9.6p1-150600.6.15.2
    • openssh-helpers-9.6p1-150600.6.15.2
    • openssh-server-debuginfo-9.6p1-150600.6.15.2
    • openssh-cavs-debuginfo-9.6p1-150600.6.15.2
    • openssh-clients-debuginfo-9.6p1-150600.6.15.2
    • openssh-askpass-gnome-debugsource-9.6p1-150600.6.15.1
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • openssh-debugsource-9.6p1-150600.6.15.2
    • openssh-debuginfo-9.6p1-150600.6.15.2
    • openssh-common-9.6p1-150600.6.15.2
    • openssh-9.6p1-150600.6.15.2
    • openssh-server-debuginfo-9.6p1-150600.6.15.2
    • openssh-clients-9.6p1-150600.6.15.2
    • openssh-common-debuginfo-9.6p1-150600.6.15.2
    • openssh-fips-9.6p1-150600.6.15.2
    • openssh-helpers-debuginfo-9.6p1-150600.6.15.2
    • openssh-server-config-disallow-rootlogin-9.6p1-150600.6.15.2
    • openssh-server-9.6p1-150600.6.15.2
    • openssh-helpers-9.6p1-150600.6.15.2
    • openssh-clients-debuginfo-9.6p1-150600.6.15.2
  • Desktop Applications Module 15-SP6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • openssh-askpass-gnome-debuginfo-9.6p1-150600.6.15.1
    • openssh-askpass-gnome-9.6p1-150600.6.15.1
    • openssh-askpass-gnome-debugsource-9.6p1-150600.6.15.1

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