Recommended update for openssh

Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2025:0997-1
Release Date: 2025-03-24T17:52:16Z
Rating: moderate
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Affected Products:
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP6
  • Desktop Applications Module 15-SP6
  • openSUSE Leap 15.6
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP6
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP6
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6

An update that has one fix can now be installed.

Description:

This update for openssh fixes the following issue:

  • Fix ssh client segfault with GSSAPIKeyExchange=yes in ssh_kex2 due to gssapi proposal not being correctly initialized (bsc#1236826). The problem was introduced in the rebase of the patch for 9.6p1

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:

  • openSUSE Leap 15.6
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-2025-997=1 openSUSE-SLE-15.6-2025-997=1
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP6
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP6-2025-997=1
  • Desktop Applications Module 15-SP6
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Desktop-Applications-15-SP6-2025-997=1

Package List:

  • openSUSE Leap 15.6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64 i586)
    • openssh-debuginfo-9.6p1-150600.6.18.4
    • openssh-common-debuginfo-9.6p1-150600.6.18.4
    • openssh-server-config-disallow-rootlogin-9.6p1-150600.6.18.4
    • openssh-common-9.6p1-150600.6.18.4
    • openssh-fips-9.6p1-150600.6.18.4
    • openssh-askpass-gnome-9.6p1-150600.6.18.3
    • openssh-helpers-9.6p1-150600.6.18.4
    • openssh-helpers-debuginfo-9.6p1-150600.6.18.4
    • openssh-server-9.6p1-150600.6.18.4
    • openssh-9.6p1-150600.6.18.4
    • openssh-clients-debuginfo-9.6p1-150600.6.18.4
    • openssh-debugsource-9.6p1-150600.6.18.4
    • openssh-cavs-debuginfo-9.6p1-150600.6.18.4
    • openssh-askpass-gnome-debugsource-9.6p1-150600.6.18.3
    • openssh-server-debuginfo-9.6p1-150600.6.18.4
    • openssh-askpass-gnome-debuginfo-9.6p1-150600.6.18.3
    • openssh-cavs-9.6p1-150600.6.18.4
    • openssh-clients-9.6p1-150600.6.18.4
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • openssh-debuginfo-9.6p1-150600.6.18.4
    • openssh-common-debuginfo-9.6p1-150600.6.18.4
    • openssh-server-config-disallow-rootlogin-9.6p1-150600.6.18.4
    • openssh-common-9.6p1-150600.6.18.4
    • openssh-fips-9.6p1-150600.6.18.4
    • openssh-helpers-9.6p1-150600.6.18.4
    • openssh-helpers-debuginfo-9.6p1-150600.6.18.4
    • openssh-server-9.6p1-150600.6.18.4
    • openssh-9.6p1-150600.6.18.4
    • openssh-clients-debuginfo-9.6p1-150600.6.18.4
    • openssh-debugsource-9.6p1-150600.6.18.4
    • openssh-server-debuginfo-9.6p1-150600.6.18.4
    • openssh-clients-9.6p1-150600.6.18.4
  • Desktop Applications Module 15-SP6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • openssh-askpass-gnome-9.6p1-150600.6.18.3
    • openssh-askpass-gnome-debugsource-9.6p1-150600.6.18.3
    • openssh-askpass-gnome-debuginfo-9.6p1-150600.6.18.3

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