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SUSE: libssh Moderate DoS NULL Pointer Fix CVE-2025-8114 2025:03369-1

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Calendar Grey September 26, 2025
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Solutions addressing memory leaks and NULL reference problems within libssh for various SUSE variants, spanning from openSUSE to enterprise editions, are available.
* 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: * Basesystem Module 15-SP7 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP7-2025-3369=1 * openSUSE Leap 15.6 zypper in -t patch SUSE-2025-3369=1 openSUSE-SLE-15.6-2025-3369=1 * Basesystem Module 15-SP6

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Topics Covered

security advisory moderate null pointer OpenSUSE libssh client-side dos

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:

* Basesystem Module 15-SP6

* Basesystem Module 15-SP7

* openSUSE Leap 15.6

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP6

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP7

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP6

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:03369-1
Release Date: 2025-09-26T10:54:53Z
Rating: moderate

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Topics Covered

security advisory moderate null pointer OpenSUSE libssh client-side dos

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