SUSE-SU-2016:0723-1

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    SUSE-SU-2016:0723-1

    Published: 11 Mar 2016Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2016-0787
    Aliases:
    CVE-2016-0787

    Summary: Security update for libssh2_org

    Details: This update for libssh2_org fixes the following issues: - Add SHA256 support for DH group exchange (fate#320343, bsc#961964) - fix CVE-2016-0787 (bsc#967026) * Weakness in diffie-hellman secret key generation lead to much shorter DH groups then needed, which could be used to retrieve server keys.

    References: https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2016/suse-su-20160723-1/, https://bugzilla.suse.com/961964, https://bugzilla.suse.com/967026, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-0787

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: libssh2_org

    Purl: pkg:rpm/suse/libssh2_org&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2011%20SP4

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1.2.9-4.2.6.1

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High