Security update for openssh

Announcement ID:	SUSE-SU-2026:2371-1
Release Date:	2026-06-11T14:01:54Z
Rating:	important
References:	bsc#1259642 bsc#1261427 bsc#1261430 bsc#1261441 bsc#1264568
Cross-References:	CVE-2026-3497 CVE-2026-35385 CVE-2026-35388 CVE-2026-35414
CVSS scores:	CVE-2026-3497 ( SUSE ): 6.9 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N CVE-2026-3497 ( SUSE ): 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L CVE-2026-3497 ( NVD ): 6.9 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X CVE-2026-3497 ( NVD ): 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVE-2026-35385 ( SUSE ): 7.5 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N CVE-2026-35385 ( SUSE ): 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVE-2026-35385 ( NVD ): 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVE-2026-35385 ( NVD ): 8.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVE-2026-35388 ( SUSE ): 2.1 CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N CVE-2026-35388 ( SUSE ): 2.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N CVE-2026-35388 ( NVD ): 2.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N CVE-2026-35388 ( NVD ): 2.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N CVE-2026-35414 ( SUSE ): 2.3 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N CVE-2026-35414 ( SUSE ): 4.2 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N CVE-2026-35414 ( NVD ): 4.2 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N CVE-2026-35414 ( NVD ): 8.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Products:	Basesystem Module 15-SP7 Desktop Applications Module 15-SP7 openSUSE Leap 15.6 SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP7 SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP7 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6 LTSS SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP7 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP7

An update that solves four vulnerabilities and has one security fix can now be installed.

Description:

This update for openssh fixes the following issues

• CVE-2026-3497: information disclosure or denial of service due to uninitialized variables (bsc#1259642).
• CVE-2026-35385: a file downloaded by scp may be installed setuid or setgid (bsc#1261427).
• CVE-2026-35388: omitted connection multiplexing confirmation for proxy-mode multiplexing sessions (bsc#1261441).
• CVE-2026-35414: mishandling of authorized_keys principals option (bsc#1261430).
• potential security issue when validating mac (bsc#1264568).

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-2026-2371=1
• Basesystem Module 15-SP7
  zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP7-2026-2371=1
• Desktop Applications Module 15-SP7
  zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Desktop-Applications-15-SP7-2026-2371=1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6 LTSS
  zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES-15-SP6-LTSS-2026-2371=1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6
  zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES_SAP-15-SP6-2026-2371=1

Package List:

• openSUSE Leap 15.6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64 i586)
  • openssh-askpass-gnome-9.6p1-150600.6.42.1
  • openssh-helpers-debuginfo-9.6p1-150600.6.42.1
  • openssh-common-debuginfo-9.6p1-150600.6.42.1
  • openssh-server-config-disallow-rootlogin-9.6p1-150600.6.42.1
  • openssh-clients-9.6p1-150600.6.42.1
  • openssh-9.6p1-150600.6.42.1
  • openssh-common-9.6p1-150600.6.42.1
  • openssh-server-9.6p1-150600.6.42.1
  • openssh-fips-9.6p1-150600.6.42.1
  • openssh-clients-debuginfo-9.6p1-150600.6.42.1
  • openssh-debuginfo-9.6p1-150600.6.42.1
  • openssh-helpers-9.6p1-150600.6.42.1
  • openssh-server-debuginfo-9.6p1-150600.6.42.1
  • openssh-askpass-gnome-debugsource-9.6p1-150600.6.42.1
  • openssh-cavs-9.6p1-150600.6.42.1
  • openssh-cavs-debuginfo-9.6p1-150600.6.42.1
  • openssh-askpass-gnome-debuginfo-9.6p1-150600.6.42.1
  • openssh-debugsource-9.6p1-150600.6.42.1
• Basesystem Module 15-SP7 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
  • openssh-helpers-debuginfo-9.6p1-150600.6.42.1
  • openssh-common-debuginfo-9.6p1-150600.6.42.1
  • openssh-server-config-disallow-rootlogin-9.6p1-150600.6.42.1
  • openssh-clients-9.6p1-150600.6.42.1
  • openssh-9.6p1-150600.6.42.1
  • openssh-common-9.6p1-150600.6.42.1
  • openssh-server-9.6p1-150600.6.42.1
  • openssh-fips-9.6p1-150600.6.42.1
  • openssh-debuginfo-9.6p1-150600.6.42.1
  • openssh-helpers-9.6p1-150600.6.42.1
  • openssh-clients-debuginfo-9.6p1-150600.6.42.1
  • openssh-server-debuginfo-9.6p1-150600.6.42.1
  • openssh-debugsource-9.6p1-150600.6.42.1
• Desktop Applications Module 15-SP7 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
  • openssh-askpass-gnome-debugsource-9.6p1-150600.6.42.1
  • openssh-askpass-gnome-9.6p1-150600.6.42.1
  • openssh-askpass-gnome-debuginfo-9.6p1-150600.6.42.1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6 LTSS (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
  • openssh-helpers-debuginfo-9.6p1-150600.6.42.1
  • openssh-askpass-gnome-9.6p1-150600.6.42.1
  • openssh-server-config-disallow-rootlogin-9.6p1-150600.6.42.1
  • openssh-common-debuginfo-9.6p1-150600.6.42.1
  • openssh-clients-9.6p1-150600.6.42.1
  • openssh-9.6p1-150600.6.42.1
  • openssh-common-9.6p1-150600.6.42.1
  • openssh-server-9.6p1-150600.6.42.1
  • openssh-fips-9.6p1-150600.6.42.1
  • openssh-clients-debuginfo-9.6p1-150600.6.42.1
  • openssh-helpers-9.6p1-150600.6.42.1
  • openssh-debuginfo-9.6p1-150600.6.42.1
  • openssh-server-debuginfo-9.6p1-150600.6.42.1
  • openssh-askpass-gnome-debugsource-9.6p1-150600.6.42.1
  • openssh-askpass-gnome-debuginfo-9.6p1-150600.6.42.1
  • openssh-debugsource-9.6p1-150600.6.42.1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6 (ppc64le x86_64)
  • openssh-askpass-gnome-9.6p1-150600.6.42.1
  • openssh-helpers-debuginfo-9.6p1-150600.6.42.1
  • openssh-common-debuginfo-9.6p1-150600.6.42.1
  • openssh-server-config-disallow-rootlogin-9.6p1-150600.6.42.1
  • openssh-clients-9.6p1-150600.6.42.1
  • openssh-9.6p1-150600.6.42.1
  • openssh-common-9.6p1-150600.6.42.1
  • openssh-server-9.6p1-150600.6.42.1
  • openssh-fips-9.6p1-150600.6.42.1
  • openssh-clients-debuginfo-9.6p1-150600.6.42.1
  • openssh-debuginfo-9.6p1-150600.6.42.1
  • openssh-helpers-9.6p1-150600.6.42.1
  • openssh-server-debuginfo-9.6p1-150600.6.42.1
  • openssh-askpass-gnome-debugsource-9.6p1-150600.6.42.1
  • openssh-askpass-gnome-debuginfo-9.6p1-150600.6.42.1
  • openssh-debugsource-9.6p1-150600.6.42.1

References:

• https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-3497.html
• https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-35385.html
• https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-35388.html
• https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-35414.html
• https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1259642
• https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1261427
• https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1261430
• https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1261441
• https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1264568