SUSE: 2025:20009-1 critical: openssh timing attack and race condition
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June 4, 2025
* bsc#1217950 * bsc#1218215 * bsc#1226642 * bsc#1227318
Summary
## This update for openssh fixes the following issues: * CVE-2024-39894: Fixed timing attacks against echo-off password entry (bsc#1227318) * CVE-2024-6387: Fixed race condition in a signal handler (bsc#1226642). ## 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 Micro 6.0 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-6.0-8=1 ## Package List: * SUSE Linux Micro 6.0 (aarch64 s390x x86_64) * openssh-server-debuginfo-9.6p1-2.1 * openssh-common-debuginfo-9.6p1-2.1 * openssh-common-9.6p1-2.1 * openssh-server-config-rootlogin-9.6p1-2.1 * openssh-debuginfo-9.6p1-2.1 * openssh-clients-debuginfo-9.6p1-2.1 * openssh-debugsource-9.6p1-2.1
Topics Covered
References
* bsc#1217950
* bsc#1218215
* bsc#1226642
* bsc#1227318
Cross-
* CVE-2023-48795
* CVE-2023-51385
* CVE-2024-39894
* CVE-2024-6387
CVSS scores:
* CVE-2023-48795 ( SUSE ): 5.9 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
* CVE-2023-48795 ( NVD ): 5.9 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
* CVE-2023-51385 ( SUSE ): 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
* CVE-2023-51385 ( NVD ): 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
* CVE-2024-39894 ( SUSE ): 5.9 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
* CVE-2024-39894 ( NVD ): 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
* CVE-2024-6387 ( SUSE ): 8.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
* CVE-2024-6387 ( NVD ): 8.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:20009-1
Release Date: 2025-02-03T08:47:41Z
Rating: critical
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