Recommended update for openssh

Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2023:4626-1
Rating: important
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Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2 LTSS 15-SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2 LTSS 15-SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP2

An update that has one fix can now be installed.

Description:

This update for openssh fixes the following issues:

  • Allows disabling the client timeout by setting ClientAliveCountMax=0 in the sshd configuration (bsc#1216709).

This addresses a DISA STIG issue for STIG SLES-15-01032.

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 Server 15 SP2 LTSS 15-SP2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES-15-SP2-LTSS-2023-4626=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES_SAP-15-SP2-2023-4626=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2 LTSS 15-SP2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-SP2-LTSS-2023-4626=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2 LTSS 15-SP2 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • openssh-debuginfo-8.1p1-150200.5.40.1
    • openssh-helpers-8.1p1-150200.5.40.1
    • openssh-fips-8.1p1-150200.5.40.1
    • openssh-helpers-debuginfo-8.1p1-150200.5.40.1
    • openssh-debugsource-8.1p1-150200.5.40.1
    • openssh-8.1p1-150200.5.40.1
    • openssh-askpass-gnome-debuginfo-8.1p1-150200.5.40.1
    • openssh-askpass-gnome-debugsource-8.1p1-150200.5.40.1
    • openssh-askpass-gnome-8.1p1-150200.5.40.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP2 (ppc64le x86_64)
    • openssh-debuginfo-8.1p1-150200.5.40.1
    • openssh-helpers-8.1p1-150200.5.40.1
    • openssh-fips-8.1p1-150200.5.40.1
    • openssh-helpers-debuginfo-8.1p1-150200.5.40.1
    • openssh-debugsource-8.1p1-150200.5.40.1
    • openssh-8.1p1-150200.5.40.1
    • openssh-askpass-gnome-debuginfo-8.1p1-150200.5.40.1
    • openssh-askpass-gnome-debugsource-8.1p1-150200.5.40.1
    • openssh-askpass-gnome-8.1p1-150200.5.40.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2 LTSS 15-SP2 (aarch64 x86_64)
    • openssh-debuginfo-8.1p1-150200.5.40.1
    • openssh-helpers-8.1p1-150200.5.40.1
    • openssh-fips-8.1p1-150200.5.40.1
    • openssh-helpers-debuginfo-8.1p1-150200.5.40.1
    • openssh-debugsource-8.1p1-150200.5.40.1
    • openssh-8.1p1-150200.5.40.1
    • openssh-askpass-gnome-debuginfo-8.1p1-150200.5.40.1
    • openssh-askpass-gnome-debugsource-8.1p1-150200.5.40.1
    • openssh-askpass-gnome-8.1p1-150200.5.40.1

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