SUSE-SU-2025:0659-1: moderate: Security update for openssh

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# Security update for openssh

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:0659-1  
Release Date: 2025-02-23T12:03:56Z  
Rating: moderate  
References:

  * bsc#1220110
  * bsc#1225637
  * bsc#1237040

  
Cross-References:

  * CVE-2025-26465

  
CVSS scores:

  * CVE-2025-26465 ( SUSE ):  6.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
  * CVE-2025-26465 ( NVD ):  6.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

  
Affected Products:

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5

  
  
An update that solves one vulnerability and has two security fixes can now be
installed.

## Description:

This update for openssh fixes the following issues:

  * CVE-2025-26465: Fixed a MitM attack against OpenSSH's VerifyHostKeyDNS-
    enabled client (bsc#1237040).

  * Add a s390 specific ioctl for ECC hardware support (bsc#1225637):

  * for migration to openssh 8.4: write active/enabled switch over files only if
    not yet present (bsc#1220110)

## 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 12 SP5 LTSS  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-LTSS-2025-659=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-LTSS-EXTENDED-SECURITY-2025-659=1

## Package List:

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * openssh-fips-7.2p2-81.26.1
    * openssh-7.2p2-81.26.1
    * openssh-askpass-gnome-debuginfo-7.2p2-81.26.1
    * openssh-debugsource-7.2p2-81.26.1
    * openssh-debuginfo-7.2p2-81.26.1
    * openssh-helpers-debuginfo-7.2p2-81.26.1
    * openssh-helpers-7.2p2-81.26.1
    * openssh-askpass-gnome-7.2p2-81.26.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security (x86_64)
    * openssh-fips-7.2p2-81.26.1
    * openssh-7.2p2-81.26.1
    * openssh-askpass-gnome-debuginfo-7.2p2-81.26.1
    * openssh-debugsource-7.2p2-81.26.1
    * openssh-debuginfo-7.2p2-81.26.1
    * openssh-helpers-debuginfo-7.2p2-81.26.1
    * openssh-helpers-7.2p2-81.26.1
    * openssh-askpass-gnome-7.2p2-81.26.1

## References:

  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-26465.html
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1220110
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1225637
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1237040

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