SUSE-RU-2020:2781-1: moderate: Recommended update for openssh

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   SUSE Recommended Update: Recommended update for openssh
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Announcement ID:    SUSE-RU-2020:2781-1
Rating:             moderate
References:         #1173799 
Affected Products:
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications 15-SP2
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15-SP2
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15-SP2
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   An update that has one recommended fix can now be installed.

Description:

   This update for openssh fixes the following issues:

   - This uses OpenSSL's RAND_bytes() directly instead of the internal
     ChaCha20-based implementation to obtain random bytes for Ed25519 curve
     computations. This is required for FIPS compliance. (bsc#1173799).


Patch Instructions:

   To install this SUSE Recommended 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 Module for Server Applications 15-SP2:

      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Server-Applications-15-SP2-2020-2781=1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15-SP2:

      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Desktop-Applications-15-SP2-2020-2781=1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15-SP2:

      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP2-2020-2781=1



Package List:

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications 15-SP2 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64):

      openssh-debuginfo-8.1p1-5.3.1
      openssh-debugsource-8.1p1-5.3.1
      openssh-fips-8.1p1-5.3.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15-SP2 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64):

      openssh-askpass-gnome-8.1p1-5.3.1
      openssh-askpass-gnome-debuginfo-8.1p1-5.3.1
      openssh-askpass-gnome-debugsource-8.1p1-5.3.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15-SP2 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64):

      openssh-8.1p1-5.3.1
      openssh-debuginfo-8.1p1-5.3.1
      openssh-debugsource-8.1p1-5.3.1
      openssh-helpers-8.1p1-5.3.1
      openssh-helpers-debuginfo-8.1p1-5.3.1


References:

   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1173799