SUSE-RU-2026:5148-1: moderate: Recommended update for openssl-3

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# Recommended update for openssl-3

Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2026:5148-1  
Release Date: 2026-11-09T17:42:57Z  
Rating: moderate  
References:

  * bsc#1281325

  
Cross-References:

  * CVE-2026-34182

  
CVSS scores:

  * CVE-2026-34182 ( SUSE ):  6.3
    CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  * CVE-2026-34182 ( SUSE ):  5.9 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
  * CVE-2026-34182 ( NVD ):  9.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

  
Affected Products:

  * openSUSE Leap 15.5
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP5
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP5
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5 LTSS
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5

  
  
An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

## Description:

This update for openssl-3 fixes the following issues:

  * Allow to bypass the strict tag initialization and length enforcement added
    in the fix for CVE-2026-34182 when the env variable
    OPENSSL_ALLOW_CMS_UNAUTHENTICATED_AEAD is defined and set to a non-zero
    value. (bsc#1281325)

## 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 for SAP Applications 15 SP5  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES_SAP-15-SP5-2026-5148

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP5  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-SP5-ESPOS-2026-5148

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP5  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-SP5-LTSS-2026-5148

  * openSUSE Leap 15.5  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-2026-5148

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5 LTSS  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES-15-SP5-LTSS-2026-5148

## Package List:

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5 (ppc64le x86_64)
    * libopenssl-3-devel-3.0.8-150500.5.83.1
    * openssl-3-3.0.8-150500.5.83.1
    * openssl-3-debugsource-3.0.8-150500.5.83.1
    * libopenssl3-debuginfo-3.0.8-150500.5.83.1
    * openssl-3-debuginfo-3.0.8-150500.5.83.1
    * libopenssl3-3.0.8-150500.5.83.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP5 (aarch64
    x86_64)
    * libopenssl-3-devel-3.0.8-150500.5.83.1
    * openssl-3-3.0.8-150500.5.83.1
    * openssl-3-debugsource-3.0.8-150500.5.83.1
    * libopenssl3-debuginfo-3.0.8-150500.5.83.1
    * openssl-3-debuginfo-3.0.8-150500.5.83.1
    * libopenssl3-3.0.8-150500.5.83.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP5 (aarch64
    x86_64)
    * libopenssl-3-devel-3.0.8-150500.5.83.1
    * openssl-3-3.0.8-150500.5.83.1
    * openssl-3-debugsource-3.0.8-150500.5.83.1
    * libopenssl3-debuginfo-3.0.8-150500.5.83.1
    * openssl-3-debuginfo-3.0.8-150500.5.83.1
    * libopenssl3-3.0.8-150500.5.83.1
  * openSUSE Leap 15.5 (aarch64 i586 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * libopenssl-3-devel-3.0.8-150500.5.83.1
    * openssl-3-3.0.8-150500.5.83.1
    * openssl-3-debugsource-3.0.8-150500.5.83.1
    * libopenssl3-debuginfo-3.0.8-150500.5.83.1
    * openssl-3-debuginfo-3.0.8-150500.5.83.1
    * libopenssl3-3.0.8-150500.5.83.1
  * openSUSE Leap 15.5 (x86_64)
    * libopenssl3-32bit-3.0.8-150500.5.83.1
    * libopenssl3-32bit-debuginfo-3.0.8-150500.5.83.1
    * libopenssl-3-devel-32bit-3.0.8-150500.5.83.1
  * openSUSE Leap 15.5 (aarch64_ilp32)
    * libopenssl3-64bit-3.0.8-150500.5.83.1
    * libopenssl3-64bit-debuginfo-3.0.8-150500.5.83.1
    * libopenssl-3-devel-64bit-3.0.8-150500.5.83.1
  * openSUSE Leap 15.5 (noarch)
    * openssl-3-doc-3.0.8-150500.5.83.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5 LTSS (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * libopenssl-3-devel-3.0.8-150500.5.83.1
    * openssl-3-3.0.8-150500.5.83.1
    * openssl-3-debugsource-3.0.8-150500.5.83.1
    * libopenssl3-debuginfo-3.0.8-150500.5.83.1
    * openssl-3-debuginfo-3.0.8-150500.5.83.1
    * libopenssl3-3.0.8-150500.5.83.1

## References:

  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-34182.html
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1281325

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