Recommended update for openssh

Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2020:3300-1
Rating: moderate
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Affected Products:
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP1
  • Desktop Applications Module 15-SP1
  • Server Applications Module 15-SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1 Business Critical Linux 15-SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP1
  • SUSE Manager Proxy 4.0
  • SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.0
  • SUSE Manager Server 4.0

An update that has one fix can now be installed.

Description:

This update for openssh fixes the following issues:

  • Ensure that only approved DH parameters are used in FIPS mode, to meet NIST 800-56arev3 restrictions. (bsc#1177939).

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:

  • Basesystem Module 15-SP1
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP1-2020-3300=1
  • Desktop Applications Module 15-SP1
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Desktop-Applications-15-SP1-2020-3300=1
  • Server Applications Module 15-SP1
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Server-Applications-15-SP1-2020-3300=1

Package List:

  • Basesystem Module 15-SP1 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • openssh-7.9p1-6.17.1
    • openssh-debuginfo-7.9p1-6.17.1
    • openssh-helpers-7.9p1-6.17.1
    • openssh-debugsource-7.9p1-6.17.1
    • openssh-helpers-debuginfo-7.9p1-6.17.1
  • Desktop Applications Module 15-SP1 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • openssh-askpass-gnome-debuginfo-7.9p1-6.17.1
    • openssh-askpass-gnome-debugsource-7.9p1-6.17.1
    • openssh-askpass-gnome-7.9p1-6.17.1
  • Server Applications Module 15-SP1 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • openssh-debuginfo-7.9p1-6.17.1
    • openssh-debugsource-7.9p1-6.17.1
    • openssh-fips-7.9p1-6.17.1

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