SUSE: 2025:1550-1 important: openssl-3 timing issue patch
suse
May 14, 2025
* bsc#1230959 * bsc#1231748 * bsc#1232326 * bsc#1240366 * bsc#1240607
Summary
## This update for openssl-3 fixes the following issues: Security: * CVE-2025-27587: Timing side channel vulnerability in the P-384 implementation when used with ECDSA in the PPC architecture (bsc#1240366). * Missing null pointer check before accessing handshake_func in ssl_lib.c (bsc#1240607). FIPS: * Disabling EMS in OpenSSL configuration prevents sshd from starting (bsc#1230959, bsc#1232326, bsc#1231748). ## 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-2025-1550=1 openSUSE-SLE-15.6-2025-1550=1 * Basesystem Module 15-SP6 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP6-2025-1550=1
Topics Covered
References
* bsc#1230959
* bsc#1231748
* bsc#1232326
* bsc#1240366
* bsc#1240607
Cross-
* CVE-2025-27587
CVSS scores:
* CVE-2025-27587 ( SUSE ): 6.0
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
* CVE-2025-27587 ( SUSE ): 5.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Affected Products:
* Basesystem Module 15-SP6
* openSUSE Leap 15.6
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP6
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP6
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6
An update that solves one vulnerability and has four security fixes can now be
installed.
##
* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-27587.html
* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1230959
* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1231748
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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:1550-1
Release Date: 2025-05-14T17:05:27Z
Rating: important
Topics Covered
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