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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA256 =========================================================================== AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution ESB-2018.2713 SUSE Security Update: Security update for openssh 12 September 2018 =========================================================================== AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary --------------------------------- Product: openssh Publisher: SUSE Operating System: SUSE Impact/Access: Increased Privileges -- Existing Account Access Privileged Data -- Existing Account Create Arbitrary Files -- Remote/Unauthenticated Denial of Service -- Remote/Unauthenticated Resolution: Patch/Upgrade CVE Names: CVE-2017-15906 CVE-2016-10708 CVE-2016-10012 CVE-2008-1483 Reference: ESB-2018.0230 ESB-2008.0410 Original Bulletin: https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2018/suse-su-20182685-1/ - --------------------------BEGIN INCLUDED TEXT-------------------- SUSE Security Update: Security update for openssh ______________________________________________________________________________ Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2018:2685-1 Rating: moderate References: #1016370 #1017099 #1023275 #1048367 #1053972 #1065000 #1069509 #1076957 #1092582 Cross-References: CVE-2008-1483 CVE-2016-10012 CVE-2016-10708 CVE-2017-15906 Affected Products: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 12-SP1 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP1-LTSS SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-LTSS ______________________________________________________________________________ An update that solves four vulnerabilities and has 5 fixes is now available. Description: This update for openssh provides the following fixes: Security issues fixed: - CVE-2017-15906: Stricter checking of operations in read-only mode in sftp server (bsc#1065000). - CVE-2016-10012: Remove pre-auth compression support from the server to prevent possible cryptographic attacks (bsc#1016370). - CVE-2008-1483: Refine handling of sockets for X11 forwarding to remove reintroduced CVE-2008-1483 (bsc#1069509). - CVE-2016-10708: Prevent DoS due to crashes caused by out-of-sequence NEWKEYS message (bsc#1076957). Bug fixes: - bsc#1017099: Enable case-insensitive hostname matching. - bsc#1023275: Add a new switch for printing diagnostic messages in sftp client's batch mode. - bsc#1048367: systemd integration to work around various race conditions. - bsc#1053972: Remove duplicate KEX method. - bsc#1092582: Add missing piece of systemd integration. - Remove the limit on the amount of tasks sshd can run. Patch Instructions: To install this SUSE Security 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 12-SP1: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SAP-12-SP1-2018-1876=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP1-LTSS: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP1-2018-1876=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-LTSS: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-2018-1876=1 Package List: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 12-SP1 (ppc64le x86_64): openssh-6.6p1-54.15.2 openssh-askpass-gnome-6.6p1-54.15.1 openssh-askpass-gnome-debuginfo-6.6p1-54.15.1 openssh-debuginfo-6.6p1-54.15.2 openssh-debugsource-6.6p1-54.15.2 openssh-fips-6.6p1-54.15.2 openssh-helpers-6.6p1-54.15.2 openssh-helpers-debuginfo-6.6p1-54.15.2 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP1-LTSS (ppc64le s390x x86_64): openssh-6.6p1-54.15.2 openssh-askpass-gnome-6.6p1-54.15.1 openssh-askpass-gnome-debuginfo-6.6p1-54.15.1 openssh-debuginfo-6.6p1-54.15.2 openssh-debugsource-6.6p1-54.15.2 openssh-fips-6.6p1-54.15.2 openssh-helpers-6.6p1-54.15.2 openssh-helpers-debuginfo-6.6p1-54.15.2 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-LTSS (ppc64le s390x x86_64): openssh-6.6p1-54.15.2 openssh-askpass-gnome-6.6p1-54.15.1 openssh-askpass-gnome-debuginfo-6.6p1-54.15.1 openssh-debuginfo-6.6p1-54.15.2 openssh-debugsource-6.6p1-54.15.2 openssh-fips-6.6p1-54.15.2 openssh-helpers-6.6p1-54.15.2 openssh-helpers-debuginfo-6.6p1-54.15.2 References: https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-1483.html https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-10012.html https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-10708.html https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-15906.html https://bugzilla.suse.com/1016370 https://bugzilla.suse.com/1017099 https://bugzilla.suse.com/1023275 https://bugzilla.suse.com/1048367 https://bugzilla.suse.com/1053972 https://bugzilla.suse.com/1065000 https://bugzilla.suse.com/1069509 https://bugzilla.suse.com/1076957 https://bugzilla.suse.com/1092582 - --------------------------END INCLUDED TEXT-------------------- You have received this e-mail bulletin as a result of your organisation's registration with AusCERT. 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