Overview of OpenSSL versions in SUSE Linux Enterprise Server

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Environment

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 GA and later Service Packs
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1 and later Service Packs
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4

Situation

There are different versions of the OpenSSL command line tool and library in the various SUSE Linux Enterprise versions.

Resolution

The following table provides an overview of the versions.
SLE versionDefault OpenSSL
cmd line tool		Default OpenSSL
library		Optional OpenSSL
library		Remarks
11 SP40.9.80.9.81.0.1 (Security Module) 
12 SP11.0.11.0.1None 
12 SP21.0.21.0.2None 
12 SP31.0.21.0.2None 
12 SP41.0.21.0.21.1.1 
12 SP51.0.21.0.21.1.1 
151.1.01.1.01.0.2 (Module Legacy)EOL of 1.0.2 is 2021-07-30 (*)
15 SP11.1.01.1.01.0.2 (Module Legacy)EOL of 1.0.2 is 2021-07-30 (*)
15 SP2 1.1.11.1.11.0.2 (Module Legacy)EOL of 1.0.2 is 2021-07-30 (*)
15 SP31.1.11.1.11.0.2 (Module Legacy)EOL of 1.0.2 is 2021-07-30 (*)
15 SP41.1.11.1.13.0.1 
15 SP51.1.11.1.13.0.8 
 
(*) The packages in Module Legacy are supported for three years after launch of the major product version (SLE 15).

SUSE support of upstream EOL openssl version:
SUSE commits to maintain and fix security bugs in the system openssl versions until the end of life of the product including LTSS.

- openssl 1.0.2 will continue to be supported until the End of Life of the SLES 12 product line including the LTSS phase.
- openssl 1.1.1 will continue to be supported until the End of Life of the SLES 12 and SLES 15 product line including the LTSS phase.

Status

Top Issue

Additional Information

The support end date for a package in SLE can be established with the 'zypper lifecycle' command.
Example :
15sp1:~ # rpm -q libopenssl1_0_0
libopenssl1_0_0-1.0.2p-3.22.1.x86_64
15sp1:~ # zypper lifecycle libopenssl1_0_0

Package end of support:
libopenssl1_0_0                          2021-07-30

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  • Document ID:7024362
  • Creation Date: 09-Jan-2020
  • Modified Date:17-Jul-2023
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server

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