Critical Security Flaws in openSUSE Leap 16.0 Affecting Openssh
opensuse
May 19, 2026
An update that solves 2 vulnerabilities and has 4 bug fixes can now be installed.
Description
This update for openssh fixes the following issues
Security issues fixed:
- CVE-2026-35385: a file downloaded by scp may be installed setuid or setgid (bsc#1261427).
- CVE-2026-35414: mishandling of authorized_keys principals option (bsc#1261430).
Other issues fixed:
- SSH port not reachable on SLES-16.0-CHOST-BYOS since build 1.32 for both x86_64 and aarch64 (bsc#1262555).
- OpenSSH audit support causes connection lost with parallel sessions (bsc#1252890).
Patch instructions:
To install this openSUSE security 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 16.0
zypper in -t patch openSUSE-Leap-16.0-752=1
Topics Covered
Patch
Package List
- openSUSE Leap 16.0:
openssh-10.0p2-160000.5.1
openssh-askpass-gnome-10.0p2-160000.5.1
openssh-cavs-10.0p2-160000.5.1
openssh-clients-10.0p2-160000.5.1
openssh-common-10.0p2-160000.5.1
openssh-helpers-10.0p2-160000.5.1
openssh-server-10.0p2-160000.5.1
openssh-server-config-rootlogin-10.0p2-160000.5.1
References
* bsc#1252890
* bsc#1261427
* bsc#1261430
* bsc#1262555
References:
* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-35385.html
* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-35414.html
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Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2026:20757-1
Rating: important
Affected Products:
openSUSE Leap 16.0
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Topics Covered
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