Recommended update for openssh

Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2019:2768-1
Rating: moderate
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Affected Products:
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP1
  • Desktop Applications Module 15-SP1
  • Server Applications Module 15-SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1 Business Critical Linux 15-SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP1
  • SUSE Manager Proxy 4.0
  • SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.0
  • SUSE Manager Server 4.0

An update that has three fixes can now be installed.

Description:

This update for openssh fixes the following issues:

  • Preserve the permissions of any existing known_hosts file when modified by ssh-keygen. (bsc#1150574)
  • Allow 'ssh-keygen -A' on startup only if SSHD_AUTO_KEYGEN="yes" in /etc/sysconfig/ssh. (bsc#1139089)
  • Fix a crash in openssh after removing /etc/ssh/ssh_host_rsa_key and attempting to ssh login. (bsc#1152730)

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-SP1
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP1-2019-2768=1
  • Desktop Applications Module 15-SP1
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Desktop-Applications-15-SP1-2019-2768=1
  • Server Applications Module 15-SP1
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Server-Applications-15-SP1-2019-2768=1

Package List:

  • Basesystem Module 15-SP1 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • openssh-helpers-debuginfo-7.9p1-6.11.1
    • openssh-debugsource-7.9p1-6.11.1
    • openssh-7.9p1-6.11.1
    • openssh-helpers-7.9p1-6.11.1
    • openssh-debuginfo-7.9p1-6.11.1
  • Desktop Applications Module 15-SP1 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • openssh-askpass-gnome-debugsource-7.9p1-6.11.1
    • openssh-askpass-gnome-debuginfo-7.9p1-6.11.1
    • openssh-askpass-gnome-7.9p1-6.11.1
  • Server Applications Module 15-SP1 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • openssh-fips-7.9p1-6.11.1
    • openssh-debuginfo-7.9p1-6.11.1
    • openssh-debugsource-7.9p1-6.11.1

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