Security update for openssh

Announcement ID:	SUSE-SU-2026:1876-1
Release Date:	2026-05-15T22:06:52Z
Rating:	important
References:	bsc#1261427 bsc#1261430
Cross-References:	CVE-2026-35385 CVE-2026-35414
CVSS scores:	CVE-2026-35385 ( SUSE ): 7.5 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N CVE-2026-35385 ( SUSE ): 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVE-2026-35385 ( NVD ): 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVE-2026-35385 ( NVD ): 8.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVE-2026-35414 ( SUSE ): 2.3 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N CVE-2026-35414 ( SUSE ): 4.2 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N CVE-2026-35414 ( NVD ): 8.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVE-2026-35414 ( NVD ): 4.2 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Affected Products:	Basesystem Module 15-SP7 Desktop Applications 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 SP6 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6 LTSS SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP7 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP7

An update that solves two vulnerabilities can now be installed.

Description:

This update for openssh fixes the following issues

• CVE-2026-35385: a file downloaded by scp may be installed setuid or setgid (bsc#1261427).
• CVE-2026-35414: mishandling of authorized_keys principals option (bsc#1261430).

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-2026-1876=1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6 LTSS
  zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES-15-SP6-LTSS-2026-1876=1
• Basesystem Module 15-SP7
  zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP7-2026-1876=1
• Desktop Applications Module 15-SP7
  zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Desktop-Applications-15-SP7-2026-1876=1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6
  zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES_SAP-15-SP6-2026-1876=1

Package List:

• openSUSE Leap 15.6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64 i586)
  • openssh-common-9.6p1-150600.6.37.1
  • openssh-askpass-gnome-debuginfo-9.6p1-150600.6.37.1
  • openssh-clients-9.6p1-150600.6.37.1
  • openssh-common-debuginfo-9.6p1-150600.6.37.1
  • openssh-debuginfo-9.6p1-150600.6.37.1
  • openssh-debugsource-9.6p1-150600.6.37.1
  • openssh-helpers-debuginfo-9.6p1-150600.6.37.1
  • openssh-cavs-9.6p1-150600.6.37.1
  • openssh-server-9.6p1-150600.6.37.1
  • openssh-askpass-gnome-9.6p1-150600.6.37.1
  • openssh-server-config-disallow-rootlogin-9.6p1-150600.6.37.1
  • openssh-cavs-debuginfo-9.6p1-150600.6.37.1
  • openssh-9.6p1-150600.6.37.1
  • openssh-clients-debuginfo-9.6p1-150600.6.37.1
  • openssh-server-debuginfo-9.6p1-150600.6.37.1
  • openssh-helpers-9.6p1-150600.6.37.1
  • openssh-askpass-gnome-debugsource-9.6p1-150600.6.37.1
  • openssh-fips-9.6p1-150600.6.37.1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6 LTSS (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
  • openssh-common-9.6p1-150600.6.37.1
  • openssh-askpass-gnome-debuginfo-9.6p1-150600.6.37.1
  • openssh-clients-9.6p1-150600.6.37.1
  • openssh-common-debuginfo-9.6p1-150600.6.37.1
  • openssh-debuginfo-9.6p1-150600.6.37.1
  • openssh-debugsource-9.6p1-150600.6.37.1
  • openssh-helpers-debuginfo-9.6p1-150600.6.37.1
  • openssh-server-9.6p1-150600.6.37.1
  • openssh-server-config-disallow-rootlogin-9.6p1-150600.6.37.1
  • openssh-askpass-gnome-9.6p1-150600.6.37.1
  • openssh-clients-debuginfo-9.6p1-150600.6.37.1
  • openssh-9.6p1-150600.6.37.1
  • openssh-server-debuginfo-9.6p1-150600.6.37.1
  • openssh-helpers-9.6p1-150600.6.37.1
  • openssh-askpass-gnome-debugsource-9.6p1-150600.6.37.1
  • openssh-fips-9.6p1-150600.6.37.1
• Basesystem Module 15-SP7 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
  • openssh-common-9.6p1-150600.6.37.1
  • openssh-server-config-disallow-rootlogin-9.6p1-150600.6.37.1
  • openssh-clients-9.6p1-150600.6.37.1
  • openssh-common-debuginfo-9.6p1-150600.6.37.1
  • openssh-debuginfo-9.6p1-150600.6.37.1
  • openssh-debugsource-9.6p1-150600.6.37.1
  • openssh-helpers-debuginfo-9.6p1-150600.6.37.1
  • openssh-server-9.6p1-150600.6.37.1
  • openssh-9.6p1-150600.6.37.1
  • openssh-server-debuginfo-9.6p1-150600.6.37.1
  • openssh-clients-debuginfo-9.6p1-150600.6.37.1
  • openssh-helpers-9.6p1-150600.6.37.1
  • openssh-fips-9.6p1-150600.6.37.1
• Desktop Applications Module 15-SP7 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
  • openssh-askpass-gnome-debuginfo-9.6p1-150600.6.37.1
  • openssh-askpass-gnome-9.6p1-150600.6.37.1
  • openssh-askpass-gnome-debugsource-9.6p1-150600.6.37.1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6 (ppc64le x86_64)
  • openssh-common-9.6p1-150600.6.37.1
  • openssh-askpass-gnome-debuginfo-9.6p1-150600.6.37.1
  • openssh-clients-9.6p1-150600.6.37.1
  • openssh-common-debuginfo-9.6p1-150600.6.37.1
  • openssh-debuginfo-9.6p1-150600.6.37.1
  • openssh-debugsource-9.6p1-150600.6.37.1
  • openssh-helpers-debuginfo-9.6p1-150600.6.37.1
  • openssh-server-9.6p1-150600.6.37.1
  • openssh-server-config-disallow-rootlogin-9.6p1-150600.6.37.1
  • openssh-askpass-gnome-9.6p1-150600.6.37.1
  • openssh-9.6p1-150600.6.37.1
  • openssh-clients-debuginfo-9.6p1-150600.6.37.1
  • openssh-server-debuginfo-9.6p1-150600.6.37.1
  • openssh-helpers-9.6p1-150600.6.37.1
  • openssh-askpass-gnome-debugsource-9.6p1-150600.6.37.1
  • openssh-fips-9.6p1-150600.6.37.1

References:

• https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-35385.html
• https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-35414.html
• https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1261427
• https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1261430