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SUSE SLED15 / SLES15 Security Update : openssh (SUSE-SU-2025:01638-2)

low Nessus Plugin ID 237928

Synopsis

The remote SUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote SUSE Linux SLED15 / SLED_SAP15 / SLES15 / SLES_SAP15 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2025:01638-2 advisory.

 This update for openssh fixes the following issue:

 Security fixes:

 - CVE-2025-32728: Fixed logic error in DisableForwarding option (bsc#1241012)

 Other fixes:
 - Fix ssh client segfault with GSSAPIKeyExchange=yes in ssh_kex2 due to gssapi proposal not being correctly initialized (bsc#1236826).
 The problem was introduced in the rebase of the patch for 9.6p1
 - Enable --with-logind to call the SetTTY dbus method in systemd.
 This allows 'wall' to print messages in ssh ttys (bsc#1239671)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1236826

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1239671

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1241012

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-32728

https://lists.suse.com/pipermail/sle-updates/2025-June/040165.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 237928

File Name: suse_SU-2025-01638-2.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 6/7/2025

Updated: 6/7/2025

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 2.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 1.7

Temporal Score: 1.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-32728

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 3.8

Temporal Score: 3.3

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:novell:suse_linux:15, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:openssh, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:openssh-askpass-gnome, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:openssh-fips, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:openssh-helpers, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:openssh-clients, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:openssh-common, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:openssh-server, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:openssh-server-config-disallow-rootlogin

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/SuSE/release, Host/SuSE/rpm-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/6/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/9/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-32728

IAVA: 2025-A-0258

SuSE: SUSE-SU-2025:01638-2