Security update for libssh

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:0779-1
Release Date: 2026-03-03T13:25:13Z
Rating: moderate
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2026-0964 ( SUSE ): 5.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
  • CVE-2026-0965 ( SUSE ): 3.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
  • CVE-2026-0966 ( SUSE ): 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
  • CVE-2026-0967 ( SUSE ): 1.0 CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  • CVE-2026-0967 ( SUSE ): 2.2 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
  • CVE-2026-0968 ( SUSE ): 2.1 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:L/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  • CVE-2026-0968 ( SUSE ): 3.7 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L
Affected Products:
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP7
  • openSUSE Leap 15.6
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP7
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP7
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP7
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP7

An update that solves five vulnerabilities can now be installed.

Description:

This update for libssh fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2026-0964: improper sanitation of paths received from SCP servers can cause path traversal (bsc#1258049).
  • CVE-2026-0965: possible denial of service when parsing unexpected configuration files (bsc#1258045).
  • CVE-2026-0966: buffer underflow in ssh_get_hexa() on invalid input (bsc#1258054).
  • CVE-2026-0967: specially crafted patterns could cause denial of service (bsc#1258081).
  • CVE-2026-0968: malformed SFTP message can lead to out of bound read (bsc#1258080).

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:

  • openSUSE Leap 15.6
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-2026-779=1 openSUSE-SLE-15.6-2026-779=1
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP7
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP7-2026-779=1

Package List:

  • openSUSE Leap 15.6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64 i586)
    • libssh4-debuginfo-0.9.8-150600.11.9.1
    • libssh-debugsource-0.9.8-150600.11.9.1
    • libssh-config-0.9.8-150600.11.9.1
    • libssh4-0.9.8-150600.11.9.1
    • libssh-devel-0.9.8-150600.11.9.1
  • openSUSE Leap 15.6 (x86_64)
    • libssh4-32bit-debuginfo-0.9.8-150600.11.9.1
    • libssh4-32bit-0.9.8-150600.11.9.1
  • openSUSE Leap 15.6 (aarch64_ilp32)
    • libssh4-64bit-0.9.8-150600.11.9.1
    • libssh4-64bit-debuginfo-0.9.8-150600.11.9.1
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP7 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • libssh4-debuginfo-0.9.8-150600.11.9.1
    • libssh-debugsource-0.9.8-150600.11.9.1
    • libssh-config-0.9.8-150600.11.9.1
    • libssh4-0.9.8-150600.11.9.1
    • libssh-devel-0.9.8-150600.11.9.1
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP7 (x86_64)
    • libssh4-32bit-debuginfo-0.9.8-150600.11.9.1
    • libssh4-32bit-0.9.8-150600.11.9.1

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