openSUSE-SU-2024:0111-1: important: Security update for putty
openSUSE-SU-2024:0111-1: important: Security update for putty
openSUSE Security Update: Security update for putty
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Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2024:0111-1
Rating: important
References:
Cross-References: CVE-2024-31497
Affected Products:
openSUSE Backports SLE-15-SP5
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An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.
Description:
This update for putty fixes the following issues:
Update to release 0.81
* Fix CVE-2024-31497: NIST P521 / ecdsa-sha2-nistp521 signatures are no
longer generated with biased values of k. The previous bias compromises
private keys.
Patch Instructions:
To install this openSUSE Security 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 Backports SLE-15-SP5:
zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2024-111=1
Package List:
- openSUSE Backports SLE-15-SP5 (aarch64 i586 ppc64le s390x x86_64):
putty-0.81-bp155.2.6.1
References:
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-31497.html
