Recommended update for openssh

Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2024:1366-2
Rating: moderate
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Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5

An update that has four fixes can now be installed.

Description:

This update for openssh fixes the following issues:

  • Fix hostbased ssh login failing occasionally with "signature unverified: incorrect signature" by fixing a typo in patch (bsc#1221123)
  • Avoid closing IBM Z crypto devices nodes. (bsc#1218871)

  • Allow usage of IBM Z crypto adapter cards in seccomp filters (bsc#1216474)

  • Change the default value of UpdateHostKeys to Yes (unless VerifyHostKeyDNS is enabled).

This makes ssh update the known_hosts stored keys with all published versions by the server (after it's authenticated with an existing key), which will allow to identify the server with a different key if the existing key is considered insecure at some point in the future (bsc#1222831).

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 Micro 5.5
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.5-2024-1366=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • openssh-common-8.4p1-150300.3.37.1
    • openssh-debuginfo-8.4p1-150300.3.37.1
    • openssh-server-8.4p1-150300.3.37.1
    • openssh-8.4p1-150300.3.37.1
    • openssh-clients-debuginfo-8.4p1-150300.3.37.1
    • openssh-debugsource-8.4p1-150300.3.37.1
    • openssh-server-debuginfo-8.4p1-150300.3.37.1
    • openssh-clients-8.4p1-150300.3.37.1
    • openssh-fips-8.4p1-150300.3.37.1
    • openssh-common-debuginfo-8.4p1-150300.3.37.1

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