# Security update for openssl-3

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2024:3525-1  
Release Date: 2024-10-04T13:21:09Z  
Rating: important  
References:

  * bsc#1230698

  
Cross-References:

  * CVE-2024-41996

  
CVSS scores:

  * CVE-2024-41996 ( SUSE ):  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
  * CVE-2024-41996 ( SUSE ):  7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

  
Affected Products:

  * openSUSE Leap 15.4
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP4 LTSS 15-SP4
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP4
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP4
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.3
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.4
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 LTSS 15-SP4
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4
  * SUSE Manager Proxy 4.3
  * SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.3
  * SUSE Manager Server 4.3

  
  
An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

## Description:

This update for openssl-3 fixes the following issues:

  * CVE-2024-41996: Validating the order of the public keys in the Diffie-
    Hellman Key Agreement Protocol, when an approved safe prime is used, allows
    remote attackers to trigger expensive server-side DHE (bsc#1230698)

## 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:

  * openSUSE Leap 15.4  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-2024-3525=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.3  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.3-2024-3525=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.3-2024-3525=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.4  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.4-2024-3525=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.4-2024-3525=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP4  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-SP4-ESPOS-2024-3525=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP4  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-SP4-LTSS-2024-3525=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP4 LTSS 15-SP4  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLED-15-SP4-LTSS-2024-3525=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 LTSS 15-SP4  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES-15-SP4-LTSS-2024-3525=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES_SAP-15-SP4-2024-3525=1

  * SUSE Manager Proxy 4.3  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SUSE-Manager-Proxy-4.3-2024-3525=1

  * SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.3  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SUSE-Manager-Retail-Branch-
Server-4.3-2024-3525=1

  * SUSE Manager Server 4.3  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SUSE-Manager-Server-4.3-2024-3525=1

## Package List:

  * openSUSE Leap 15.4 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64 i586)
    * openssl-3-3.0.8-150400.4.66.1
    * openssl-3-debugsource-3.0.8-150400.4.66.1
    * libopenssl-3-devel-3.0.8-150400.4.66.1
    * openssl-3-debuginfo-3.0.8-150400.4.66.1
    * libopenssl3-3.0.8-150400.4.66.1
    * libopenssl3-debuginfo-3.0.8-150400.4.66.1
  * openSUSE Leap 15.4 (x86_64)
    * libopenssl3-32bit-3.0.8-150400.4.66.1
    * libopenssl-3-devel-32bit-3.0.8-150400.4.66.1
    * libopenssl3-32bit-debuginfo-3.0.8-150400.4.66.1
  * openSUSE Leap 15.4 (noarch)
    * openssl-3-doc-3.0.8-150400.4.66.1
  * openSUSE Leap 15.4 (aarch64_ilp32)
    * libopenssl3-64bit-3.0.8-150400.4.66.1
    * libopenssl-3-devel-64bit-3.0.8-150400.4.66.1
    * libopenssl3-64bit-debuginfo-3.0.8-150400.4.66.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.3 (aarch64 s390x x86_64)
    * openssl-3-debugsource-3.0.8-150400.4.66.1
    * libopenssl3-3.0.8-150400.4.66.1
    * libopenssl3-debuginfo-3.0.8-150400.4.66.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3 (aarch64 s390x x86_64)
    * openssl-3-debugsource-3.0.8-150400.4.66.1
    * libopenssl3-3.0.8-150400.4.66.1
    * libopenssl3-debuginfo-3.0.8-150400.4.66.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.4 (aarch64 s390x x86_64)
    * openssl-3-debugsource-3.0.8-150400.4.66.1
    * libopenssl3-3.0.8-150400.4.66.1
    * libopenssl3-debuginfo-3.0.8-150400.4.66.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4 (aarch64 s390x x86_64)
    * openssl-3-debugsource-3.0.8-150400.4.66.1
    * libopenssl3-3.0.8-150400.4.66.1
    * libopenssl3-debuginfo-3.0.8-150400.4.66.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP4 (aarch64
    x86_64)
    * openssl-3-3.0.8-150400.4.66.1
    * openssl-3-debugsource-3.0.8-150400.4.66.1
    * libopenssl-3-devel-3.0.8-150400.4.66.1
    * openssl-3-debuginfo-3.0.8-150400.4.66.1
    * libopenssl3-3.0.8-150400.4.66.1
    * libopenssl3-debuginfo-3.0.8-150400.4.66.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP4 (aarch64
    x86_64)
    * openssl-3-3.0.8-150400.4.66.1
    * openssl-3-debugsource-3.0.8-150400.4.66.1
    * libopenssl-3-devel-3.0.8-150400.4.66.1
    * openssl-3-debuginfo-3.0.8-150400.4.66.1
    * libopenssl3-3.0.8-150400.4.66.1
    * libopenssl3-debuginfo-3.0.8-150400.4.66.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP4 LTSS 15-SP4 (x86_64)
    * openssl-3-3.0.8-150400.4.66.1
    * openssl-3-debugsource-3.0.8-150400.4.66.1
    * libopenssl-3-devel-3.0.8-150400.4.66.1
    * openssl-3-debuginfo-3.0.8-150400.4.66.1
    * libopenssl3-3.0.8-150400.4.66.1
    * libopenssl3-debuginfo-3.0.8-150400.4.66.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 LTSS 15-SP4 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x
    x86_64)
    * openssl-3-3.0.8-150400.4.66.1
    * openssl-3-debugsource-3.0.8-150400.4.66.1
    * libopenssl-3-devel-3.0.8-150400.4.66.1
    * openssl-3-debuginfo-3.0.8-150400.4.66.1
    * libopenssl3-3.0.8-150400.4.66.1
    * libopenssl3-debuginfo-3.0.8-150400.4.66.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4 (ppc64le x86_64)
    * openssl-3-3.0.8-150400.4.66.1
    * openssl-3-debugsource-3.0.8-150400.4.66.1
    * libopenssl-3-devel-3.0.8-150400.4.66.1
    * openssl-3-debuginfo-3.0.8-150400.4.66.1
    * libopenssl3-3.0.8-150400.4.66.1
    * libopenssl3-debuginfo-3.0.8-150400.4.66.1
  * SUSE Manager Proxy 4.3 (x86_64)
    * openssl-3-3.0.8-150400.4.66.1
    * openssl-3-debugsource-3.0.8-150400.4.66.1
    * libopenssl-3-devel-3.0.8-150400.4.66.1
    * openssl-3-debuginfo-3.0.8-150400.4.66.1
    * libopenssl3-3.0.8-150400.4.66.1
    * libopenssl3-debuginfo-3.0.8-150400.4.66.1
  * SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.3 (x86_64)
    * openssl-3-3.0.8-150400.4.66.1
    * openssl-3-debugsource-3.0.8-150400.4.66.1
    * libopenssl-3-devel-3.0.8-150400.4.66.1
    * openssl-3-debuginfo-3.0.8-150400.4.66.1
    * libopenssl3-3.0.8-150400.4.66.1
    * libopenssl3-debuginfo-3.0.8-150400.4.66.1
  * SUSE Manager Server 4.3 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * openssl-3-3.0.8-150400.4.66.1
    * openssl-3-debugsource-3.0.8-150400.4.66.1
    * libopenssl-3-devel-3.0.8-150400.4.66.1
    * openssl-3-debuginfo-3.0.8-150400.4.66.1
    * libopenssl3-3.0.8-150400.4.66.1
    * libopenssl3-debuginfo-3.0.8-150400.4.66.1

## References:

  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-41996.html
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1230698

SUSE: 2024:3525-1 important: openssl-3 Security Advisory Updates

October 4, 2024
* bsc#1230698 Cross-References: * CVE-2024-41996

Summary

## This update for openssl-3 fixes the following issues: * CVE-2024-41996: Validating the order of the public keys in the Diffie- Hellman Key Agreement Protocol, when an approved safe prime is used, allows remote attackers to trigger expensive server-side DHE (bsc#1230698) ## 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: * openSUSE Leap 15.4 zypper in -t patch SUSE-2024-3525=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.3 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.3-2024-3525=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.3-2024-3525=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.4 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.4-2024-3525=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.4-2024-3525=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP4 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-SP4-ESPOS-2024-3525=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP4 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-SP4-LTSS-2024-3525=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP4 LTSS 15-SP4 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLED-15-SP4-LTSS-2024-3525=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 LTSS 15-SP4 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES-15-SP4-LTSS-2024-3525=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES_SAP-15-SP4-2024-3525=1 * SUSE Manager Proxy 4.3 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SUSE-Manager-Proxy-4.3-2024-3525=1 * SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.3 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SUSE-Manager-Retail-Branch- Server-4.3-2024-3525=1 * SUSE Manager Server 4.3 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SUSE-Manager-Server-4.3-2024-3525=1 ## Package List: * openSUSE Leap 15.4 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64 i586) * openssl-3-3.0.8-150400.4.66.1 * openssl-3-debugsource-3.0.8-150400.4.66.1 * libopenssl-3-devel-3.0.8-150400.4.66.1 * openssl-3-debuginfo-3.0.8-150400.4.66.1 * libopenssl3-3.0.8-150400.4.66.1 * libopenssl3-debuginfo-3.0.8-150400.4.66.1 * openSUSE Leap 15.4 (x86_64) * libopenssl3-32bit-3.0.8-150400.4.66.1 * libopenssl-3-devel-32bit-3.0.8-150400.4.66.1 * libopenssl3-32bit-debuginfo-3.0.8-150400.4.66.1 * openSUSE Leap 15.4 (noarch) * openssl-3-doc-3.0.8-150400.4.66.1 * openSUSE Leap 15.4 (aarch64_ilp32) * libopenssl3-64bit-3.0.8-150400.4.66.1 * libopenssl-3-devel-64bit-3.0.8-150400.4.66.1 * libopenssl3-64bit-debuginfo-3.0.8-150400.4.66.1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.3 (aarch64 s390x x86_64) * openssl-3-debugsource-3.0.8-150400.4.66.1 * libopenssl3-3.0.8-150400.4.66.1 * libopenssl3-debuginfo-3.0.8-150400.4.66.1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3 (aarch64 s390x x86_64) * openssl-3-debugsource-3.0.8-150400.4.66.1 * libopenssl3-3.0.8-150400.4.66.1 * libopenssl3-debuginfo-3.0.8-150400.4.66.1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.4 (aarch64 s390x x86_64) * openssl-3-debugsource-3.0.8-150400.4.66.1 * libopenssl3-3.0.8-150400.4.66.1 * libopenssl3-debuginfo-3.0.8-150400.4.66.1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4 (aarch64 s390x x86_64) * openssl-3-debugsource-3.0.8-150400.4.66.1 * libopenssl3-3.0.8-150400.4.66.1 * libopenssl3-debuginfo-3.0.8-150400.4.66.1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP4 (aarch64 x86_64) * openssl-3-3.0.8-150400.4.66.1 * openssl-3-debugsource-3.0.8-150400.4.66.1 * libopenssl-3-devel-3.0.8-150400.4.66.1 * openssl-3-debuginfo-3.0.8-150400.4.66.1 * libopenssl3-3.0.8-150400.4.66.1 * libopenssl3-debuginfo-3.0.8-150400.4.66.1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP4 (aarch64 x86_64) * openssl-3-3.0.8-150400.4.66.1 * openssl-3-debugsource-3.0.8-150400.4.66.1 * libopenssl-3-devel-3.0.8-150400.4.66.1 * openssl-3-debuginfo-3.0.8-150400.4.66.1 * libopenssl3-3.0.8-150400.4.66.1 * libopenssl3-debuginfo-3.0.8-150400.4.66.1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP4 LTSS 15-SP4 (x86_64) * openssl-3-3.0.8-150400.4.66.1 * openssl-3-debugsource-3.0.8-150400.4.66.1 * libopenssl-3-devel-3.0.8-150400.4.66.1 * openssl-3-debuginfo-3.0.8-150400.4.66.1 * libopenssl3-3.0.8-150400.4.66.1 * libopenssl3-debuginfo-3.0.8-150400.4.66.1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 LTSS 15-SP4 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64) * openssl-3-3.0.8-150400.4.66.1 * openssl-3-debugsource-3.0.8-150400.4.66.1 * libopenssl-3-devel-3.0.8-150400.4.66.1 * openssl-3-debuginfo-3.0.8-150400.4.66.1 * libopenssl3-3.0.8-150400.4.66.1 * libopenssl3-debuginfo-3.0.8-150400.4.66.1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4 (ppc64le x86_64) * openssl-3-3.0.8-150400.4.66.1 * openssl-3-debugsource-3.0.8-150400.4.66.1 * libopenssl-3-devel-3.0.8-150400.4.66.1 * openssl-3-debuginfo-3.0.8-150400.4.66.1 * libopenssl3-3.0.8-150400.4.66.1 * libopenssl3-debuginfo-3.0.8-150400.4.66.1 * SUSE Manager Proxy 4.3 (x86_64) * openssl-3-3.0.8-150400.4.66.1 * openssl-3-debugsource-3.0.8-150400.4.66.1 * libopenssl-3-devel-3.0.8-150400.4.66.1 * openssl-3-debuginfo-3.0.8-150400.4.66.1 * libopenssl3-3.0.8-150400.4.66.1 * libopenssl3-debuginfo-3.0.8-150400.4.66.1 * SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.3 (x86_64) * openssl-3-3.0.8-150400.4.66.1 * openssl-3-debugsource-3.0.8-150400.4.66.1 * libopenssl-3-devel-3.0.8-150400.4.66.1 * openssl-3-debuginfo-3.0.8-150400.4.66.1 * libopenssl3-3.0.8-150400.4.66.1 * libopenssl3-debuginfo-3.0.8-150400.4.66.1 * SUSE Manager Server 4.3 (ppc64le s390x x86_64) * openssl-3-3.0.8-150400.4.66.1 * openssl-3-debugsource-3.0.8-150400.4.66.1 * libopenssl-3-devel-3.0.8-150400.4.66.1 * openssl-3-debuginfo-3.0.8-150400.4.66.1 * libopenssl3-3.0.8-150400.4.66.1 * libopenssl3-debuginfo-3.0.8-150400.4.66.1

References

* bsc#1230698

Cross-

* CVE-2024-41996

CVSS scores:

* CVE-2024-41996 ( SUSE ): 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

* CVE-2024-41996 ( SUSE ): 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected Products:

* openSUSE Leap 15.4

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP4 LTSS 15-SP4

* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4

* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP4

* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP4

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.3

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.4

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 LTSS 15-SP4

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4

* SUSE Manager Proxy 4.3

* SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.3

* SUSE Manager Server 4.3

An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

##

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-41996.html

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1230698

Severity
Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2024:3525-1
Release Date: 2024-10-04T13:21:09Z
Rating: important

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