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SUSE Moderate Libssh2_org DoS Fix SUSE-SU-2026-3076-1 CVE-2026-55199

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Calendar Grey July 16, 2026
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This SUSE security advisory details a moderate update for libssh2_org addressing CVE-2026-55199 to prevent potential DoS attacks.
SUSE has released a security update for libssh2_org to address CVE-2026-55199, a pre-authentication denial of service vulnerability, affecting several SUSE and openSUSE products.

Summary

## This update for libssh2_org fixes the following issue * CVE-2026-55199: pre-Authentication DoS via SSH_MSG_EXT_INFO Handler (bsc#1268530). ## 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-SP7-2026-3076=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6 LTSS zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES-15-SP6-LTSS-2026-3076=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES_SAP-15-SP6-2026-3076=1 * openSUSE Leap 15.6 zypper in -t patch SUSE-2026-3076=1 ## Package List:

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References

* bsc#1268530

Cross-

* CVE-2026-55199

CVSS scores:

* CVE-2026-55199 ( SUSE ): 5.9 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

* CVE-2026-55199 ( NVD ): 8.2

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

* CVE-2026-55199 ( NVD ): 5.9 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

* CVE-2026-55199 ( NVD ): 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected Products:

* Basesystem Module 15-SP7

* openSUSE Leap 15.6

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP7

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP7

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6 LTSS

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP7

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:3076-1
Release Date: 2026-07-16T13:04:25Z
Rating: moderate

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