Security update for openssh

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:21798-1
Release Date: 2026-05-15T11:21:57Z
Rating: important
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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:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP applications 16.0

An update that solves two vulnerabilities and has two fixes can now be installed.

Description:

This update for openssh fixes the following issues

Security issues fixed:

  • 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).

Other issues fixed:

  • SSH port not reachable on SLES-16.0-CHOST-BYOS since build 1.32 for both x86_64 and aarch64 (bsc#1262555).
  • OpenSSH audit support causes connection lost with parallel sessions (bsc#1252890).

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 for SAP applications 16.0
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLES-16.0-752=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLES-16.0-752=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP applications 16.0 (ppc64le x86_64)
    • openssh-server-10.0p2-160000.5.1
    • openssh-cavs-debuginfo-10.0p2-160000.5.1
    • openssh-common-10.0p2-160000.5.1
    • openssh-debuginfo-10.0p2-160000.5.1
    • openssh-askpass-gnome-debugsource-10.0p2-160000.5.1
    • openssh-clients-debuginfo-10.0p2-160000.5.1
    • openssh-clients-10.0p2-160000.5.1
    • openssh-helpers-10.0p2-160000.5.1
    • openssh-cavs-10.0p2-160000.5.1
    • openssh-debugsource-10.0p2-160000.5.1
    • openssh-10.0p2-160000.5.1
    • openssh-askpass-gnome-10.0p2-160000.5.1
    • openssh-server-debuginfo-10.0p2-160000.5.1
    • openssh-askpass-gnome-debuginfo-10.0p2-160000.5.1
    • openssh-helpers-debuginfo-10.0p2-160000.5.1
    • openssh-server-config-rootlogin-10.0p2-160000.5.1
    • openssh-common-debuginfo-10.0p2-160000.5.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • openssh-server-10.0p2-160000.5.1
    • openssh-cavs-debuginfo-10.0p2-160000.5.1
    • openssh-common-10.0p2-160000.5.1
    • openssh-debuginfo-10.0p2-160000.5.1
    • openssh-askpass-gnome-debugsource-10.0p2-160000.5.1
    • openssh-clients-debuginfo-10.0p2-160000.5.1
    • openssh-clients-10.0p2-160000.5.1
    • openssh-helpers-10.0p2-160000.5.1
    • openssh-cavs-10.0p2-160000.5.1
    • openssh-debugsource-10.0p2-160000.5.1
    • openssh-10.0p2-160000.5.1
    • openssh-askpass-gnome-10.0p2-160000.5.1
    • openssh-server-debuginfo-10.0p2-160000.5.1
    • openssh-askpass-gnome-debuginfo-10.0p2-160000.5.1
    • openssh-helpers-debuginfo-10.0p2-160000.5.1
    • openssh-server-config-rootlogin-10.0p2-160000.5.1
    • openssh-common-debuginfo-10.0p2-160000.5.1

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