Security update for libcryptopp

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:4310-1
Release Date: 2025-11-28T15:54:51Z
Rating: moderate
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2023-50979 ( SUSE ): 5.9 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
  • CVE-2023-50979 ( NVD ): 5.9 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Affected Products:
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP6
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP7
  • openSUSE Leap 15.4
  • openSUSE Leap 15.6
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP6
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP7
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP6
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP7
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6
  • 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 one vulnerability can now be installed.

Description:

This update for libcryptopp fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2023-50979: Fixed side-channel leakage during decryption with PKCS#1v1.5 padding. (bsc#1218217)

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 openSUSE-SLE-15.6-2025-4310=1
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP6
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP6-2025-4310=1
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP7
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP7-2025-4310=1
  • openSUSE Leap 15.4
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-2025-4310=1

Package List:

  • openSUSE Leap 15.6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • libcryptopp-devel-8.6.0-150400.3.12.1
    • libcryptopp8_6_0-8.6.0-150400.3.12.1
    • libcryptopp-debugsource-8.6.0-150400.3.12.1
    • libcryptopp8_6_0-debuginfo-8.6.0-150400.3.12.1
  • openSUSE Leap 15.6 (x86_64)
    • libcryptopp8_6_0-32bit-debuginfo-8.6.0-150400.3.12.1
    • libcryptopp8_6_0-32bit-8.6.0-150400.3.12.1
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • libcryptopp-devel-8.6.0-150400.3.12.1
    • libcryptopp8_6_0-8.6.0-150400.3.12.1
    • libcryptopp-debugsource-8.6.0-150400.3.12.1
    • libcryptopp8_6_0-debuginfo-8.6.0-150400.3.12.1
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP7 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • libcryptopp-devel-8.6.0-150400.3.12.1
    • libcryptopp8_6_0-8.6.0-150400.3.12.1
    • libcryptopp-debugsource-8.6.0-150400.3.12.1
    • libcryptopp8_6_0-debuginfo-8.6.0-150400.3.12.1
  • openSUSE Leap 15.4 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64 i586)
    • libcryptopp-devel-8.6.0-150400.3.12.1
    • libcryptopp8_6_0-8.6.0-150400.3.12.1
    • libcryptopp-debugsource-8.6.0-150400.3.12.1
    • libcryptopp8_6_0-debuginfo-8.6.0-150400.3.12.1
  • openSUSE Leap 15.4 (x86_64)
    • libcryptopp8_6_0-32bit-debuginfo-8.6.0-150400.3.12.1
    • libcryptopp8_6_0-32bit-8.6.0-150400.3.12.1
  • openSUSE Leap 15.4 (aarch64_ilp32)
    • libcryptopp8_6_0-64bit-8.6.0-150400.3.12.1
    • libcryptopp8_6_0-64bit-debuginfo-8.6.0-150400.3.12.1

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