Security update for openssh

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:0659-1
Release Date: 2025-02-23T12:03:56Z
Rating: moderate
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2025-26465 ( SUSE ): 6.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
  • CVE-2025-26465 ( NVD ): 6.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5

An update that solves one vulnerability and has two security fixes can now be installed.

Description:

This update for openssh fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2025-26465: Fixed a MitM attack against OpenSSH's VerifyHostKeyDNS-enabled client (bsc#1237040).

  • Add a s390 specific ioctl for ECC hardware support (bsc#1225637):

  • for migration to openssh 8.4: write active/enabled switch over files only if not yet present (bsc#1220110)

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:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-LTSS-2025-659=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-LTSS-EXTENDED-SECURITY-2025-659=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • openssh-fips-7.2p2-81.26.1
    • openssh-7.2p2-81.26.1
    • openssh-askpass-gnome-debuginfo-7.2p2-81.26.1
    • openssh-debugsource-7.2p2-81.26.1
    • openssh-debuginfo-7.2p2-81.26.1
    • openssh-helpers-debuginfo-7.2p2-81.26.1
    • openssh-helpers-7.2p2-81.26.1
    • openssh-askpass-gnome-7.2p2-81.26.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security (x86_64)
    • openssh-fips-7.2p2-81.26.1
    • openssh-7.2p2-81.26.1
    • openssh-askpass-gnome-debuginfo-7.2p2-81.26.1
    • openssh-debugsource-7.2p2-81.26.1
    • openssh-debuginfo-7.2p2-81.26.1
    • openssh-helpers-debuginfo-7.2p2-81.26.1
    • openssh-helpers-7.2p2-81.26.1
    • openssh-askpass-gnome-7.2p2-81.26.1

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