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SUSE SLES12 Security Update : openssh (SUSE-SU-2025:4097-1)

low Nessus Plugin ID 275511

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Synopsis

The remote SUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote SUSE Linux SLES12 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the SUSE- SU-2025:4097-1 advisory.

 - CVE-2025-61984: Fixed code execution via control characters in usernames when a ProxyCommand is used (bsc#1251198)

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 openssh, openssh-askpass-gnome, openssh-fips and / or openssh-helpers packages.

See Also

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1251198

http://www.nessus.org/u?ab942e4f

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-61984

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 275511

File Name: suse_SU-2025-4097-1.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 11/16/2025

Updated: 11/16/2025

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.0

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-61984

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 3.6

Temporal Score: 3.3

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:novell:suse_linux:12, 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

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/14/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/6/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-61984

IAVA: 2025-A-0729-S

SuSE: SUSE-SU-2025:4097-1