Upstream information

CVE-2025-15638 at MITRE

Description

Net::Dropbear versions before 0.14 for Perl contains a vulnerable version of libtomcrypt.

Net::Dropbear versions before 0.14 includes versions of Dropbear 2019.78 or earlier. These include versions of libtomcrypt v1.18.1 or earlier, which is affected by CVE-2016-6129 and CVE-2018-12437.

SUSE information

Overall state of this security issue: Does not affect SUSE products

This issue is currently rated as having critical severity.

CVSS v3 Scores
CVSS detail CNA (CISA-ADP)
Base Score 10
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Changed
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
CVSSv3 Version 3.1
SUSE Bugzilla entry: 997543 [NEW]

No SUSE Security Announcements cross referenced.

Status of this issue by product and package

Please note that this evaluation state might be work in progress, incomplete or outdated. Also information for service packs in the LTSS phase is only included for issues meeting the LTSS criteria. If in doubt, feel free to contact us for clarification. The updates are grouped by state of their lifecycle. SUSE product lifecycles are documented on the lifecycle page.

Product(s) Source package State
Products under Long Term Service Pack support and receiving important and critical security fixes.
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 libtomcrypt Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 libtomcrypt Analysis
Products past their end of life and not receiving proactive updates anymore.
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP4 libtomcrypt Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4 libtomcrypt Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP4 libtomcrypt Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP4 libtomcrypt Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP5 libtomcrypt Analysis

SUSE Timeline for this CVE

CVE page created: Wed Sep 7 05:50:51 2016
CVE page last modified: Wed Apr 22 12:38:41 2026