SUSE-SU-2025:02278-1: important: Security update for libssh

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Thu Jul 10 20:30:45 UTC 2025



# Security update for libssh

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:02278-1  
Release Date: 2025-07-10T16:02:59Z  
Rating: important  
References:

  * bsc#1245309
  * bsc#1245310
  * bsc#1245311
  * bsc#1245314

  
Cross-References:

  * CVE-2025-4877
  * CVE-2025-4878
  * CVE-2025-5318
  * CVE-2025-5372

  
CVSS scores:

  * CVE-2025-4877 ( SUSE ):  2.0
    CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  * CVE-2025-4877 ( SUSE ):  4.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
  * CVE-2025-4878 ( SUSE ):  2.0
    CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  * CVE-2025-4878 ( SUSE ):  3.6 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
  * CVE-2025-5318 ( SUSE ):  5.3
    CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  * CVE-2025-5318 ( SUSE ):  5.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
  * CVE-2025-5318 ( NVD ):  5.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
  * CVE-2025-5372 ( SUSE ):  7.6
    CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  * CVE-2025-5372 ( SUSE ):  7.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L
  * CVE-2025-5372 ( NVD ):  5.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

  
Affected Products:

  * openSUSE Leap 15.4
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP4
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP5
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP4
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP5
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.3
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.4
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 LTSS
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5 LTSS
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5
  * SUSE Manager Proxy 4.3
  * SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.3
  * SUSE Manager Server 4.3

  
  
An update that solves four vulnerabilities can now be installed.

## Description:

This update for libssh fixes the following issues:

  * CVE-2025-4877: Fixed write beyond bounds in binary to base64 conversion
    functions (bsc#1245309).
  * CVE-2025-4878: Fixed use of uninitialized variable in privatekey_from_file()
    (bsc#1245310).
  * CVE-2025-5318: Fixed likely read beyond bounds in sftp server handle
    management (bsc#1245311).
  * CVE-2025-5372: Fixed ssh_kdf() returns a success code on certain failures
    (bsc#1245314).

## 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:

  * openSUSE Leap 15.4  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-2025-2278=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.3  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.3-2025-2278=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.3-2025-2278=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.4  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.4-2025-2278=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.4-2025-2278=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.5-2025-2278=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP4  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-SP4-ESPOS-2025-2278=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP4  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-SP4-LTSS-2025-2278=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP5  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-SP5-ESPOS-2025-2278=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP5  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-SP5-LTSS-2025-2278=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 LTSS  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES-15-SP4-LTSS-2025-2278=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5 LTSS  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES-15-SP5-LTSS-2025-2278=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES_SAP-15-SP4-2025-2278=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES_SAP-15-SP5-2025-2278=1

  * SUSE Manager Proxy 4.3  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SUSE-Manager-Proxy-4.3-2025-2278=1

  * SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.3  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SUSE-Manager-Retail-Branch-
Server-4.3-2025-2278=1

  * SUSE Manager Server 4.3  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SUSE-Manager-Server-4.3-2025-2278=1

## Package List:

  * openSUSE Leap 15.4 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64 i586)
    * libssh4-debuginfo-0.9.8-150400.3.9.1
    * libssh4-0.9.8-150400.3.9.1
    * libssh-devel-0.9.8-150400.3.9.1
    * libssh-config-0.9.8-150400.3.9.1
    * libssh-debugsource-0.9.8-150400.3.9.1
  * openSUSE Leap 15.4 (x86_64)
    * libssh4-32bit-debuginfo-0.9.8-150400.3.9.1
    * libssh4-32bit-0.9.8-150400.3.9.1
  * openSUSE Leap 15.4 (aarch64_ilp32)
    * libssh4-64bit-0.9.8-150400.3.9.1
    * libssh4-64bit-debuginfo-0.9.8-150400.3.9.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.3 (aarch64 s390x x86_64)
    * libssh-debugsource-0.9.8-150400.3.9.1
    * libssh4-debuginfo-0.9.8-150400.3.9.1
    * libssh4-0.9.8-150400.3.9.1
    * libssh-config-0.9.8-150400.3.9.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3 (aarch64 s390x x86_64)
    * libssh-debugsource-0.9.8-150400.3.9.1
    * libssh4-debuginfo-0.9.8-150400.3.9.1
    * libssh4-0.9.8-150400.3.9.1
    * libssh-config-0.9.8-150400.3.9.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.4 (aarch64 s390x x86_64)
    * libssh-debugsource-0.9.8-150400.3.9.1
    * libssh4-debuginfo-0.9.8-150400.3.9.1
    * libssh4-0.9.8-150400.3.9.1
    * libssh-config-0.9.8-150400.3.9.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4 (aarch64 s390x x86_64)
    * libssh-debugsource-0.9.8-150400.3.9.1
    * libssh4-debuginfo-0.9.8-150400.3.9.1
    * libssh4-0.9.8-150400.3.9.1
    * libssh-config-0.9.8-150400.3.9.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * libssh-debugsource-0.9.8-150400.3.9.1
    * libssh4-debuginfo-0.9.8-150400.3.9.1
    * libssh4-0.9.8-150400.3.9.1
    * libssh-config-0.9.8-150400.3.9.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP4 (aarch64
    x86_64)
    * libssh4-debuginfo-0.9.8-150400.3.9.1
    * libssh4-0.9.8-150400.3.9.1
    * libssh-devel-0.9.8-150400.3.9.1
    * libssh-config-0.9.8-150400.3.9.1
    * libssh-debugsource-0.9.8-150400.3.9.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP4 (x86_64)
    * libssh4-32bit-debuginfo-0.9.8-150400.3.9.1
    * libssh4-32bit-0.9.8-150400.3.9.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP4 (aarch64
    x86_64)
    * libssh4-debuginfo-0.9.8-150400.3.9.1
    * libssh4-0.9.8-150400.3.9.1
    * libssh-devel-0.9.8-150400.3.9.1
    * libssh-config-0.9.8-150400.3.9.1
    * libssh-debugsource-0.9.8-150400.3.9.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP4 (x86_64)
    * libssh4-32bit-debuginfo-0.9.8-150400.3.9.1
    * libssh4-32bit-0.9.8-150400.3.9.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP5 (aarch64
    x86_64)
    * libssh4-debuginfo-0.9.8-150400.3.9.1
    * libssh4-0.9.8-150400.3.9.1
    * libssh-devel-0.9.8-150400.3.9.1
    * libssh-config-0.9.8-150400.3.9.1
    * libssh-debugsource-0.9.8-150400.3.9.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP5 (x86_64)
    * libssh4-32bit-debuginfo-0.9.8-150400.3.9.1
    * libssh4-32bit-0.9.8-150400.3.9.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP5 (aarch64
    x86_64)
    * libssh4-debuginfo-0.9.8-150400.3.9.1
    * libssh4-0.9.8-150400.3.9.1
    * libssh-devel-0.9.8-150400.3.9.1
    * libssh-config-0.9.8-150400.3.9.1
    * libssh-debugsource-0.9.8-150400.3.9.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP5 (x86_64)
    * libssh4-32bit-debuginfo-0.9.8-150400.3.9.1
    * libssh4-32bit-0.9.8-150400.3.9.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 LTSS (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * libssh4-debuginfo-0.9.8-150400.3.9.1
    * libssh4-0.9.8-150400.3.9.1
    * libssh-devel-0.9.8-150400.3.9.1
    * libssh-config-0.9.8-150400.3.9.1
    * libssh-debugsource-0.9.8-150400.3.9.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 LTSS (x86_64)
    * libssh4-32bit-debuginfo-0.9.8-150400.3.9.1
    * libssh4-32bit-0.9.8-150400.3.9.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5 LTSS (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * libssh4-debuginfo-0.9.8-150400.3.9.1
    * libssh4-0.9.8-150400.3.9.1
    * libssh-devel-0.9.8-150400.3.9.1
    * libssh-config-0.9.8-150400.3.9.1
    * libssh-debugsource-0.9.8-150400.3.9.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5 LTSS (x86_64)
    * libssh4-32bit-debuginfo-0.9.8-150400.3.9.1
    * libssh4-32bit-0.9.8-150400.3.9.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4 (ppc64le x86_64)
    * libssh4-debuginfo-0.9.8-150400.3.9.1
    * libssh4-0.9.8-150400.3.9.1
    * libssh-devel-0.9.8-150400.3.9.1
    * libssh-config-0.9.8-150400.3.9.1
    * libssh-debugsource-0.9.8-150400.3.9.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4 (x86_64)
    * libssh4-32bit-debuginfo-0.9.8-150400.3.9.1
    * libssh4-32bit-0.9.8-150400.3.9.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5 (ppc64le x86_64)
    * libssh4-debuginfo-0.9.8-150400.3.9.1
    * libssh4-0.9.8-150400.3.9.1
    * libssh-devel-0.9.8-150400.3.9.1
    * libssh-config-0.9.8-150400.3.9.1
    * libssh-debugsource-0.9.8-150400.3.9.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5 (x86_64)
    * libssh4-32bit-debuginfo-0.9.8-150400.3.9.1
    * libssh4-32bit-0.9.8-150400.3.9.1
  * SUSE Manager Proxy 4.3 (x86_64)
    * libssh4-32bit-debuginfo-0.9.8-150400.3.9.1
    * libssh4-debuginfo-0.9.8-150400.3.9.1
    * libssh4-0.9.8-150400.3.9.1
    * libssh-devel-0.9.8-150400.3.9.1
    * libssh4-32bit-0.9.8-150400.3.9.1
    * libssh-config-0.9.8-150400.3.9.1
    * libssh-debugsource-0.9.8-150400.3.9.1
  * SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.3 (x86_64)
    * libssh4-32bit-debuginfo-0.9.8-150400.3.9.1
    * libssh4-debuginfo-0.9.8-150400.3.9.1
    * libssh4-0.9.8-150400.3.9.1
    * libssh-devel-0.9.8-150400.3.9.1
    * libssh4-32bit-0.9.8-150400.3.9.1
    * libssh-config-0.9.8-150400.3.9.1
    * libssh-debugsource-0.9.8-150400.3.9.1
  * SUSE Manager Server 4.3 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * libssh4-debuginfo-0.9.8-150400.3.9.1
    * libssh4-0.9.8-150400.3.9.1
    * libssh-devel-0.9.8-150400.3.9.1
    * libssh-config-0.9.8-150400.3.9.1
    * libssh-debugsource-0.9.8-150400.3.9.1
  * SUSE Manager Server 4.3 (x86_64)
    * libssh4-32bit-debuginfo-0.9.8-150400.3.9.1
    * libssh4-32bit-0.9.8-150400.3.9.1

## References:

  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-4877.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-4878.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-5318.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-5372.html
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1245309
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1245310
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1245311
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1245314

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