SUSE-SU-2016:2555-1: moderate: Security update for openssh-openssl1
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SUSE Security Update: Security update for openssh-openssl1
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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2016:2555-1
Rating: moderate
References: #729190 #932483 #948902 #960414 #961368 #961494
#962313 #965576 #970632 #975865 #981654 #989363
#992533
Cross-References: CVE-2015-8325 CVE-2016-1908 CVE-2016-3115
CVE-2016-6210 CVE-2016-6515
Affected Products:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SECURITY
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An update that solves 5 vulnerabilities and has 8 fixes is
now available.
Description:
This update for openssh-openssl1 fixes the following issues:
Security issues fixed:
- CVE-2016-6210: Prevent user enumeration through the timing of password
processing (bsc#989363)
- CVE-2016-6515: limit accepted password length (prevents possible DoS)
(bsc#992533)
- 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)
- 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)
- Allow lowering the DH groups parameter limit in server as well as when
GSSAPI key exchange is used (bsc#948902)
Bugs fixed:
- avoid complaining about unset DISPLAY variable (bsc#981654)
- 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)
- Allow empty Match blocks (bsc#961494)
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 11-SECURITY:
zypper in -t patch secsp3-openssh-openssl1-12794=1
To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch".
Package List:
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SECURITY (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):
openssh-openssl1-6.6p1-15.1
openssh-openssl1-helpers-6.6p1-15.1
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://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-6210.html
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-6515.html
https://bugzilla.suse.com/729190
https://bugzilla.suse.com/932483
https://bugzilla.suse.com/948902
https://bugzilla.suse.com/960414
https://bugzilla.suse.com/961368
https://bugzilla.suse.com/961494
https://bugzilla.suse.com/962313
https://bugzilla.suse.com/965576
https://bugzilla.suse.com/970632
https://bugzilla.suse.com/975865
https://bugzilla.suse.com/981654
https://bugzilla.suse.com/989363
https://bugzilla.suse.com/992533
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