Recommended update for openssh

Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2019:0923-1
Rating: moderate
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Affected Products:
  • Basesystem Module 15
  • Desktop Applications Module 15
  • Server Applications Module 15
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15

An update that has two fixes can now be installed.

Description:

This update for openssh fixes the following issues:

  • Fix SSHD termination of multichannel sessions with non-root users (error on 'mm_request_receive_expect') (bsc#1115550)

  • Fix a double free() in the KDF CAVS testing tool (bsc#1065237) Please note that this is a FIPS certification helper tool and can not get attacker input.

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:

  • Basesystem Module 15
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-2019-923=1
  • Desktop Applications Module 15
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Desktop-Applications-15-2019-923=1
  • Server Applications Module 15
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Server-Applications-15-2019-923=1

Package List:

  • Basesystem Module 15 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • openssh-debugsource-7.6p1-9.29.1
    • openssh-helpers-7.6p1-9.29.1
    • openssh-7.6p1-9.29.1
    • openssh-helpers-debuginfo-7.6p1-9.29.1
    • openssh-debuginfo-7.6p1-9.29.1
  • Desktop Applications Module 15 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • openssh-askpass-gnome-debuginfo-7.6p1-9.29.1
    • openssh-askpass-gnome-7.6p1-9.29.1
  • Server Applications Module 15 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • openssh-debugsource-7.6p1-9.29.1
    • openssh-debuginfo-7.6p1-9.29.1
    • openssh-fips-7.6p1-9.29.1

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