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SUSE SLED15: libopenssl-1_1-devel / libopenssl1_1 / libopenssl1_1-32bit / etc (SUSE-SU-2026:3578-1)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 335095

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-2026:3578-1 advisory.

 - HollowByte: DoS vector against OpenSSL TLS ClientHello via remote, attacker-controlled memory allocations (bsc#1271712).

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 libopenssl-1_1-devel, libopenssl1_1, libopenssl1_1-32bit and / or openssl-1_1 packages.

See Also

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1271712

http://www.nessus.org/u?ead9bf41

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 335095

File Name: suse_SU-2026-3578-1.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Published: 8/13/2026

Updated: 8/13/2026

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security, Nessus

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:novell:suse_linux:15, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:libopenssl-1_1-devel, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:libopenssl1_1-32bit, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:libopenssl1_1, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:openssl-1_1

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: 8/11/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/11/2026

Reference Information

SuSE: SUSE-SU-2026:3578-1