Recommended update for openssh

Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2021:0519-1
Rating: moderate
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Affected Products:
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP2
  • Desktop Applications Module 15-SP2
  • Server Applications Module 15-SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2 Business Critical Linux 15-SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP2
  • SUSE Manager Proxy 4.1
  • SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.1
  • SUSE Manager Server 4.1

An update that has one fix can now be installed.

Description:

This update for openssh fixes the following issues:

  • Fixed a crash which sometimes occured on connection termination, caused by accessing freed memory (bsc#1180501)

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-SP2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP2-2021-519=1
  • Desktop Applications Module 15-SP2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Desktop-Applications-15-SP2-2021-519=1
  • Server Applications Module 15-SP2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Server-Applications-15-SP2-2021-519=1

Package List:

  • Basesystem Module 15-SP2 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • openssh-8.1p1-5.12.3
    • openssh-helpers-debuginfo-8.1p1-5.12.3
    • openssh-debuginfo-8.1p1-5.12.3
    • openssh-debugsource-8.1p1-5.12.3
    • openssh-helpers-8.1p1-5.12.3
  • Desktop Applications Module 15-SP2 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • openssh-askpass-gnome-debuginfo-8.1p1-5.12.2
    • openssh-askpass-gnome-debugsource-8.1p1-5.12.2
    • openssh-askpass-gnome-8.1p1-5.12.2
  • Server Applications Module 15-SP2 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • openssh-debuginfo-8.1p1-5.12.3
    • openssh-debugsource-8.1p1-5.12.3
    • openssh-fips-8.1p1-5.12.3

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