SUSE-SU-2026:22940-1: moderate: Security update for libssh

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# Security update for libssh

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:22940-1  
Release Date: 2026-07-25T17:13:20Z  
Rating: moderate  
References:

  * bsc#1272162
  * bsc#1272164
  * bsc#1272165
  * bsc#1272166
  * bsc#1272167
  * bsc#1272168
  * bsc#1272169
  * bsc#1272170
  * bsc#1272171
  * jsc#PED-15815

  
Cross-References:

  * CVE-2026-15370
  * CVE-2026-59843
  * CVE-2026-59844
  * CVE-2026-59845
  * CVE-2026-59846
  * CVE-2026-59847
  * CVE-2026-59848
  * CVE-2026-59849
  * CVE-2026-59850

  
CVSS scores:

  * CVE-2026-15370 ( SUSE ):  5.4
    CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  * CVE-2026-15370 ( SUSE ):  6.7 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  * CVE-2026-15370 ( NVD ):  6.7 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  * CVE-2026-59843 ( SUSE ):  7.1
    CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  * CVE-2026-59843 ( SUSE ):  6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  * CVE-2026-59843 ( NVD ):  6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  * CVE-2026-59844 ( SUSE ):  7.1
    CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  * CVE-2026-59844 ( SUSE ):  6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  * CVE-2026-59844 ( NVD ):  6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  * CVE-2026-59845 ( SUSE ):  8.2
    CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:H
  * CVE-2026-59845 ( SUSE ):  6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
  * CVE-2026-59845 ( NVD ):  5.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
  * CVE-2026-59846 ( SUSE ):  2.4
    CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  * CVE-2026-59846 ( SUSE ):  3.9 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
  * CVE-2026-59846 ( NVD ):  3.9 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
  * CVE-2026-59847 ( SUSE ):  8.3
    CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  * CVE-2026-59847 ( SUSE ):  6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L
  * CVE-2026-59847 ( NVD ):  5.9 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
  * CVE-2026-59848 ( SUSE ):  6.3
    CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  * CVE-2026-59848 ( SUSE ):  3.7 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
  * CVE-2026-59848 ( NVD ):  5.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
  * CVE-2026-59849 ( SUSE ):  2.3
    CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  * CVE-2026-59849 ( SUSE ):  3.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
  * CVE-2026-59849 ( NVD ):  3.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
  * CVE-2026-59850 ( SUSE ):  5.3
    CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  * CVE-2026-59850 ( SUSE ):  4.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
  * CVE-2026-59850 ( NVD ):  4.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

  
Affected Products:

  * SUSE Linux Micro 6.2

  
  
An update that solves nine vulnerabilities and contains one feature can now be
installed.

## Description:

This update for libssh fixes the following issues:

  * CVE-2026-15370: stack buffer overflow in SFTP server longname construction
    (bsc#1272162).
  * CVE-2026-59843: denial of service via zero advertised channel packet size
    (bsc#1272164).
  * CVE-2026-59844: denial of service via oversized SFTP read length
    (bsc#1272165).
  * CVE-2026-59845: denial of service via unchecked ProxyCommand fork() failure
    (bsc#1272166).
  * CVE-2026-59846: information disclosure via ProxyCommand %r username
    expansion (bsc#1272167).
  * CVE-2026-59847: integrity downgrade via OpenSSL AES-GCM tag verification
    (bsc#1272168).
  * CVE-2026-59848: denial of service via SFTP responses with unknown request
    IDs (bsc#1272169).
  * CVE-2026-59849: denial of service via automatic certificate authentication
    loop (bsc#1272170).
  * CVE-2026-59850: use-after-free via data callbacks on closed channels
    (bsc#1272171).

Changes for libssh:

  * Update to 0.11.5:

  * Zero-initialize every ssh_string

  * Fix compatibility with C23 / gcc16
  * Fix multiple memory leaks, null checks, and error checks
  * Validate peer public key in DH key exchange
  * Avoid remote window overflow
  * Avoid off-by-one overflow during kbdint authentication
  * Avoid logging uninitialized sequence numbers
  * Avoid double conversion of SFTP version number
  * Send correct SFTP server version number
  * Avoid handling repeated SFTP INIT messages
  * Harmonize return values from SFTP server callbacks

  * Update %suse_version checks for SLES 16.x (jsc#PED-15815)

## 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 Micro 6.2  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SL-Micro-6.2-1349=1

## Package List:

  * SUSE Linux Micro 6.2 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * libssh4-debuginfo-0.11.5-160000.1.1
    * libssh4-0.11.5-160000.1.1
    * libssh-debugsource-0.11.5-160000.1.1
  * SUSE Linux Micro 6.2 (noarch)
    * libssh-config-0.11.5-160000.1.1

## References:

  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-15370.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-59843.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-59844.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-59845.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-59846.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-59847.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-59848.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-59849.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-59850.html
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1272162
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1272164
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1272165
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1272166
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1272167
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1272168
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1272169
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1272170
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1272171
  * https://jira.suse.com/browse/PED-15815

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