SUSE-SU-2025:21213-1: important: Security update for openssl-3

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# Security update for openssl-3

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:21213-1  
Release Date: 2025-12-15T18:16:15Z  
Rating: important  
References:

  * bsc#1250232
  * bsc#1250233
  * bsc#1250234

  
Cross-References:

  * CVE-2025-9230
  * CVE-2025-9231
  * CVE-2025-9232

  
CVSS scores:

  * CVE-2025-9230 ( SUSE ):  7.7
    CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  * CVE-2025-9230 ( SUSE ):  7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  * CVE-2025-9230 ( NVD ):  7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  * CVE-2025-9231 ( SUSE ):  6.0
    CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  * CVE-2025-9231 ( SUSE ):  5.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
  * CVE-2025-9231 ( NVD ):  6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L
  * CVE-2025-9232 ( SUSE ):  6.0
    CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  * CVE-2025-9232 ( SUSE ):  6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  * CVE-2025-9232 ( NVD ):  5.9 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

  
Affected Products:

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 16.0

  
  
An update that solves three vulnerabilities can now be installed.

## Description:

This update for openssl-3 fixes the following issues:

  * CVE-2025-9230: Fixed out-of-bounds read & write in RFC 3211 KEK unwrap
    (bsc#1250232)
  * CVE-2025-9231: Fixedk timing side-channel in SM2 algorithm on 64 bit ARM
    (bsc#1250233)
  * CVE-2025-9232: Fixed out-of-bounds read in HTTP client no_proxy handling
    (bsc#1250234)

## 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 16.0  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLES-16.0-107=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 16.0  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLES-16.0-107=1

## Package List:

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * openssl-3-debuginfo-3.5.0-160000.4.1
    * libopenssl-3-fips-provider-3.5.0-160000.4.1
    * libopenssl-3-fips-provider-debuginfo-3.5.0-160000.4.1
    * libopenssl-3-devel-3.5.0-160000.4.1
    * libopenssl3-debuginfo-3.5.0-160000.4.1
    * openssl-3-3.5.0-160000.4.1
    * openssl-3-debugsource-3.5.0-160000.4.1
    * libopenssl3-3.5.0-160000.4.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0 (noarch)
    * openssl-3-doc-3.5.0-160000.4.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0 (x86_64)
    * libopenssl-3-fips-provider-x86-64-v3-debuginfo-3.5.0-160000.4.1
    * libopenssl3-x86-64-v3-3.5.0-160000.4.1
    * libopenssl3-x86-64-v3-debuginfo-3.5.0-160000.4.1
    * libopenssl-3-fips-provider-x86-64-v3-3.5.0-160000.4.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 16.0 (ppc64le x86_64)
    * openssl-3-debuginfo-3.5.0-160000.4.1
    * libopenssl-3-fips-provider-3.5.0-160000.4.1
    * libopenssl-3-fips-provider-debuginfo-3.5.0-160000.4.1
    * libopenssl-3-devel-3.5.0-160000.4.1
    * libopenssl3-debuginfo-3.5.0-160000.4.1
    * openssl-3-3.5.0-160000.4.1
    * openssl-3-debugsource-3.5.0-160000.4.1
    * libopenssl3-3.5.0-160000.4.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 16.0 (x86_64)
    * libopenssl-3-fips-provider-x86-64-v3-debuginfo-3.5.0-160000.4.1
    * libopenssl3-x86-64-v3-3.5.0-160000.4.1
    * libopenssl3-x86-64-v3-debuginfo-3.5.0-160000.4.1
    * libopenssl-3-fips-provider-x86-64-v3-3.5.0-160000.4.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 16.0 (noarch)
    * openssl-3-doc-3.5.0-160000.4.1

## References:

  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-9230.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-9231.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-9232.html
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1250232
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1250233
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1250234

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