This update for openssh fixes the following issues
* CVE-2026-3497: information disclosure or denial of service due to
uninitialized variables (bsc#1259642).
* CVE-2026-35385: a file downloaded by scp may be installed setuid or setgid
(bsc#1261427).
* CVE-2026-35388: omitted connection multiplexing confirmation for proxy-mode
multiplexing sessions (bsc#1261441).
* CVE-2026-35414: mishandling of authorized_keys principals option
(bsc#1261430).
* potential security issue when validating mac (bsc#1264568).
## 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:
* openSUSE Leap 15.6
zypper in -t patch SUSE-2026-2371=1
* Basesystem Module 15-SP7
zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP7-2026-2371=1
* Desktop Applications Module 15-SP7
zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Desktop-Applications-15-SP7-2026-2371=1
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6 LTSS
zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES-15-SP6-LTSS-2026-2371=1
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6
zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES_SAP-15-SP6-2026-2371=1
* openSUSE Leap 15.6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64 i586)
* openssh-askpass-gnome-9.6p1-150600.6.42.1
* openssh-helpers-debuginfo-9.6p1-150600.6.42.1
* openssh-common-debuginfo-9.6p1-150600.6.42.1
* openssh-server-config-disallow-rootlogin-9.6p1-150600.6.42.1
* openssh-clients-9.6p1-150600.6.42.1
* openssh-9.6p1-150600.6.42.1
* openssh-common-9.6p1-150600.6.42.1
* openssh-server-9.6p1-150600.6.42.1
* openssh-fips-9.6p1-150600.6.42.1
* openssh-clients-debuginfo-9.6p1-150600.6.42.1
* openssh-debuginfo-9.6p1-150600.6.42.1
* openssh-helpers-9.6p1-150600.6.42.1
* openssh-server-debuginfo-9.6p1-150600.6.42.1
* openssh-askpass-gnome-debugsource-9.6p1-150600.6.42.1
* openssh-cavs-9.6p1-150600.6.42.1
* openssh-cavs-debuginfo-9.6p1-150600.6.42.1
* openssh-askpass-gnome-debuginfo-9.6p1-150600.6.42.1
* openssh-debugsource-9.6p1-150600.6.42.1
* Basesystem Module 15-SP7 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
* openssh-helpers-debuginfo-9.6p1-150600.6.42.1
* openssh-common-debuginfo-9.6p1-150600.6.42.1
*...
Read the Full Advisory* bsc#1259642
* bsc#1261427
* bsc#1261430
* bsc#1261441
* bsc#1264568
## References:
* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-3497.html
* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-35385.html
* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-35388.html
* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-35414.html
* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1259642
* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1261427
* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1261430
* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1261441
* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1264568
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