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SUSE Linux Enterprise: libssh Moderate DoS Risk 2025:03368-1 CVE-2025-8114

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Calendar Grey September 26, 2025
Dist Suse Esm H88
Update the SUSE package for libssh to mitigate moderate threats such as client-side denial of service and null pointer dereference vulnerabilities.
* bsc#1246974 * bsc#1249375 Cross-References: * CVE-2025-8114

Summary

## This update for libssh fixes the following issues: * CVE-2025-8277: memory exhaustion leading to client-side DoS due to improper memory management when KEX process is repeated with incorrect guesses (bsc#1249375). * CVE-2025-8114: NULL pointer dereference when an allocation error happens during the calculation of the KEX session ID (bsc#1246974). ## 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 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-LTSS-EXTENDED-SECURITY-2025-3368=1 ## Package List: * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security (x86_64) * libssh-devel-0.9.8-3.18.1

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Topics Covered

security advisory moderate SuSE DoS memory management libssh

References

* bsc#1246974

* bsc#1249375

Cross-

* CVE-2025-8114

* CVE-2025-8277

CVSS scores:

* CVE-2025-8114 ( SUSE ): 5.7

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

* CVE-2025-8114 ( SUSE ): 4.7 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

* CVE-2025-8114 ( NVD ): 4.7 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

* CVE-2025-8114 ( NVD ): 4.7 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

* CVE-2025-8277 ( SUSE ): 3.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

* CVE-2025-8277 ( NVD ): 3.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Affected Products:

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5

An update that solves two vulnerabilities can now be installed.

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:03368-1
Release Date: 2025-09-26T10:53:34Z
Rating: moderate

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Topics Covered

security advisory moderate SuSE DoS memory management libssh

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