SUSE-SU-2016:2388-1

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    SUSE-SU-2016:2388-1

    Published: 26 Sept 2016Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026

    Summary: Security update for openssh

    Details: This update for OpenSSH fixes the following issues: - Prevent user enumeration through the timing of password processing. (bsc#989363, CVE-2016-6210) - Allow lowering the DH groups parameter limit in server as well as when GSSAPI key exchange is used. (bsc#948902) - Sanitize input for xauth(1). (bsc#970632, CVE-2016-3115) - Prevent X11 SECURITY circumvention when forwarding X11 connections. (bsc#962313, CVE-2016-1908) - Disable DH parameters under 2048 bits by default and allow lowering the limit back to the RFC 4419 specified minimum through an option. (bsc#932483, bsc#948902) - Ignore PAM environment when using login. (bsc#975865, CVE-2015-8325) - Limit the accepted password length (prevents a possible denial of service). (bsc#992533, CVE-2016-6515) - Relax version requires for the openssh-askpass sub-package. (bsc#962794) - Avoid complaining about unset DISPLAY variable. (bsc#981654) - Initialize message id to prevent connection breakups in some cases. (bsc#959096)

    References: https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2016/suse-su-20162388-1/, https://bugzilla.suse.com/932483, https://bugzilla.suse.com/948902, https://bugzilla.suse.com/959096, https://bugzilla.suse.com/962313, https://bugzilla.suse.com/962794, https://bugzilla.suse.com/970632, https://bugzilla.suse.com/975865, https://bugzilla.suse.com/981654, https://bugzilla.suse.com/989363, https://bugzilla.suse.com/992533, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-8325, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1908, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-3115, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-6210, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-6515

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: openssh

    Purl: pkg:rpm/suse/openssh&distro=SUSE%20OpenStack%20Cloud%205

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -6.2p2-0.33.2

    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
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