Security update for libssh

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:3788-1
Release Date: 2025-10-24T13:28:59Z
Rating: moderate
References:
Cross-References:
CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2025-8114 ( SUSE ): 5.7 CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  • CVE-2025-8114 ( SUSE ): 4.7 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2025-8114 ( NVD ): 4.7 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2025-8114 ( NVD ): 4.7 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2025-8277 ( SUSE ): 3.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
  • CVE-2025-8277 ( NVD ): 3.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Affected Products:
  • openSUSE Leap 15.4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.4

An update that solves two vulnerabilities can now be installed.

Description:

This update for libssh fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2025-8277: memory exhaustion leading to client-side DoS due to improper memory management when KEX process is repeated with incorrect guesses (bsc#1249375).
  • CVE-2025-8114: NULL pointer dereference when an allocation error happens during the calculation of the KEX session ID (bsc#1246974).

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 Micro for Rancher 5.3
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.3-2025-3788=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.3-2025-3788=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.4
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.4-2025-3788=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.4-2025-3788=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.5-2025-3788=1
  • openSUSE Leap 15.4
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-2025-3788=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.3 (aarch64 s390x x86_64)
    • libssh-config-0.9.8-150400.3.12.1
    • libssh4-0.9.8-150400.3.12.1
    • libssh4-debuginfo-0.9.8-150400.3.12.1
    • libssh-debugsource-0.9.8-150400.3.12.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3 (aarch64 s390x x86_64)
    • libssh-config-0.9.8-150400.3.12.1
    • libssh4-0.9.8-150400.3.12.1
    • libssh4-debuginfo-0.9.8-150400.3.12.1
    • libssh-debugsource-0.9.8-150400.3.12.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.4 (aarch64 s390x x86_64)
    • libssh-config-0.9.8-150400.3.12.1
    • libssh4-0.9.8-150400.3.12.1
    • libssh4-debuginfo-0.9.8-150400.3.12.1
    • libssh-debugsource-0.9.8-150400.3.12.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4 (aarch64 s390x x86_64)
    • libssh-config-0.9.8-150400.3.12.1
    • libssh4-0.9.8-150400.3.12.1
    • libssh4-debuginfo-0.9.8-150400.3.12.1
    • libssh-debugsource-0.9.8-150400.3.12.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • libssh-config-0.9.8-150400.3.12.1
    • libssh4-0.9.8-150400.3.12.1
    • libssh4-debuginfo-0.9.8-150400.3.12.1
    • libssh-debugsource-0.9.8-150400.3.12.1
  • openSUSE Leap 15.4 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64 i586)
    • libssh-debugsource-0.9.8-150400.3.12.1
    • libssh4-debuginfo-0.9.8-150400.3.12.1
    • libssh4-0.9.8-150400.3.12.1
    • libssh-devel-0.9.8-150400.3.12.1
    • libssh-config-0.9.8-150400.3.12.1
  • openSUSE Leap 15.4 (x86_64)
    • libssh4-32bit-0.9.8-150400.3.12.1
    • libssh4-32bit-debuginfo-0.9.8-150400.3.12.1
  • openSUSE Leap 15.4 (aarch64_ilp32)
    • libssh4-64bit-0.9.8-150400.3.12.1
    • libssh4-64bit-debuginfo-0.9.8-150400.3.12.1

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