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SUSE Linux 12 SP5 libssh Moderate Denial of Service Threat 2026-0778-1

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Calendar Grey March 3, 2026
Dist Suse Esm H88
The SUSE update addresses five security issues in libssh with moderate severity, ensuring system stability and protection.
An update that solves five vulnerabilities can now be installed.

Summary

## This update for libssh fixes the following issues: * CVE-2026-0964: improper sanitation of paths received from SCP servers can cause path traversal (bsc#1258049). * CVE-2026-0965: possible denial of service when parsing unexpected configuration files (bsc#1258045). * CVE-2026-0966: buffer underflow in ssh_get_hexa() on invalid input (bsc#1258054). * CVE-2026-0967: specially crafted patterns could cause denial of service (bsc#1258081). * CVE-2026-0968: malformed SFTP message can lead to out of bound read (bsc#1258080). ## 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 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security

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Topics Covered

security advisory moderate denial of service SuSE path traversal libssh

References

* bsc#1258045

* bsc#1258049

* bsc#1258054

* bsc#1258080

* bsc#1258081

Cross-

* CVE-2026-0964

* CVE-2026-0965

* CVE-2026-0966

* CVE-2026-0967

* CVE-2026-0968

CVSS scores:

* CVE-2026-0964 ( SUSE ): 5.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

* CVE-2026-0965 ( SUSE ): 3.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

* CVE-2026-0966 ( SUSE ): 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L

* CVE-2026-0967 ( SUSE ): 1.0

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

* CVE-2026-0967 ( SUSE ): 2.2 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

* CVE-2026-0968 ( SUSE ): 2.1

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:L/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

* CVE-2026-0968 ( SUSE ): 3.7 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L

Affected Products:

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:0778-1
Release Date: 2026-03-03T13:24:29Z
Rating: moderate

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Topics Covered

security advisory moderate denial of service SuSE path traversal libssh

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