SUSE-SU-2016:1386-1: moderate: Security update for openssh

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Mon May 23 12:07:57 MDT 2016


   SUSE Security Update: Security update for openssh
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Announcement ID:    SUSE-SU-2016:1386-1
Rating:             moderate
References:         #729190 #932483 #945484 #945493 #947458 #948902 
                    #960414 #961368 #962313 #965576 #970632 #975865 
                    
Cross-References:   CVE-2015-8325 CVE-2016-1908 CVE-2016-3115
                   
Affected Products:
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP1
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP1
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12
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   An update that solves three vulnerabilities and has 9 fixes
   is now available.

Description:

   This update for OpenSSH fixes three security issues.

   These security issues were fixed:
   - CVE-2016-3115: Sanitise input for xauth(1) (bsc#970632)
   - CVE-2016-1908: Prevent X11 SECURITY circumvention when forwarding X11
     connections (bsc#962313)
   - CVE-2015-8325: Ignore PAM environment when using login (bsc#975865)

   These non-security issues were fixed:
   - Fix help output of sftp (bsc#945493)
   - Restarting openssh with openssh-fips installed was not working correctly
     (bsc#945484)
   - Fix crashes when /proc is not available in the chroot (bsc#947458)
   - Correctly parse GSSAPI KEX algorithms (bsc#961368)
   - More verbose FIPS mode/CC related documentation in README.FIPS
     (bsc#965576, bsc#960414)
   - Fix PRNG re-seeding (bsc#960414, bsc#729190)
   - Disable DH parameters under 2048 bits by default and allow lowering the
     limit back to the RFC 4419 specified minimum through an option
     (bsc#932483, bsc#948902)


Patch Instructions:

   To install this SUSE Security Update use YaST online_update.
   Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP1:

      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP1-2016-818=1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12:

      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-2016-818=1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP1:

      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-SP1-2016-818=1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12:

      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-2016-818=1

   To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch".


Package List:

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP1 (ppc64le s390x x86_64):

      openssh-6.6p1-42.1
      openssh-askpass-gnome-6.6p1-42.1
      openssh-askpass-gnome-debuginfo-6.6p1-42.1
      openssh-debuginfo-6.6p1-42.1
      openssh-debugsource-6.6p1-42.1
      openssh-fips-6.6p1-42.1
      openssh-helpers-6.6p1-42.1
      openssh-helpers-debuginfo-6.6p1-42.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 (ppc64le s390x x86_64):

      openssh-6.6p1-42.1
      openssh-askpass-gnome-6.6p1-42.1
      openssh-askpass-gnome-debuginfo-6.6p1-42.1
      openssh-debuginfo-6.6p1-42.1
      openssh-debugsource-6.6p1-42.1
      openssh-fips-6.6p1-42.1
      openssh-helpers-6.6p1-42.1
      openssh-helpers-debuginfo-6.6p1-42.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP1 (x86_64):

      openssh-6.6p1-42.1
      openssh-askpass-gnome-6.6p1-42.1
      openssh-askpass-gnome-debuginfo-6.6p1-42.1
      openssh-debuginfo-6.6p1-42.1
      openssh-debugsource-6.6p1-42.1
      openssh-helpers-6.6p1-42.1
      openssh-helpers-debuginfo-6.6p1-42.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 (x86_64):

      openssh-6.6p1-42.1
      openssh-askpass-gnome-6.6p1-42.1
      openssh-askpass-gnome-debuginfo-6.6p1-42.1
      openssh-debuginfo-6.6p1-42.1
      openssh-debugsource-6.6p1-42.1
      openssh-helpers-6.6p1-42.1
      openssh-helpers-debuginfo-6.6p1-42.1


References:

   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-8325.html
   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1908.html
   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-3115.html
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/729190
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/932483
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/945484
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/945493
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/947458
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/948902
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/960414
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/961368
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/962313
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/965576
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/970632
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/975865



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