SUSE alert SUSE-SU-2026:3516-1 (openssl-3)

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SUSE-SU-2026:3516-1: important: Security update for openssl-3
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Thu, 06 Aug 2026 16:34:46 -0000
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# Security update for openssl-3

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:3516-1  
Release Date: 2026-08-06T11:09:20Z  
Rating: important  
References:

  * bsc#1271712

  
Affected Products:

  * openSUSE Leap 15.6
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6 LTSS
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6

  
  
An update that has one security fix can now be installed.

## Description:

This update for openssl-3 fixes the following issue

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

## 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:

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES_SAP-15-SP6-2026-3516=1

  * openSUSE Leap 15.6  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-2026-3516=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6 LTSS  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES-15-SP6-LTSS-2026-3516=1

## Package List:

  * openSUSE Leap 15.6 (aarch64 i586 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * libopenssl-3-fips-provider-debuginfo-3.1.4-150600.5.59.1
    * libopenssl-3-devel-3.1.4-150600.5.59.1
    * openssl-3-debugsource-3.1.4-150600.5.59.1
    * openssl-3-debuginfo-3.1.4-150600.5.59.1
    * libopenssl-3-fips-provider-3.1.4-150600.5.59.1
    * libopenssl3-debuginfo-3.1.4-150600.5.59.1
    * libopenssl3-3.1.4-150600.5.59.1
    * openssl-3-3.1.4-150600.5.59.1
  * openSUSE Leap 15.6 (x86_64)
    * libopenssl-3-fips-provider-32bit-debuginfo-3.1.4-150600.5.59.1
    * libopenssl3-32bit-3.1.4-150600.5.59.1
    * libopenssl3-32bit-debuginfo-3.1.4-150600.5.59.1
    * libopenssl-3-devel-32bit-3.1.4-150600.5.59.1
    * libopenssl-3-fips-provider-32bit-3.1.4-150600.5.59.1
  * openSUSE Leap 15.6 (aarch64_ilp32)
    * libopenssl-3-fips-provider-64bit-debuginfo-3.1.4-150600.5.59.1
    * libopenssl-3-devel-64bit-3.1.4-150600.5.59.1
    * libopenssl3-64bit-debuginfo-3.1.4-150600.5.59.1
    * libopenssl3-64bit-3.1.4-150600.5.59.1
    * libopenssl-3-fips-provider-64bit-3.1.4-150600.5.59.1
  * openSUSE Leap 15.6 (noarch)
    * openssl-3-doc-3.1.4-150600.5.59.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6 LTSS (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * libopenssl-3-fips-provider-debuginfo-3.1.4-150600.5.59.1
    * libopenssl-3-devel-3.1.4-150600.5.59.1
    * openssl-3-debugsource-3.1.4-150600.5.59.1
    * openssl-3-debuginfo-3.1.4-150600.5.59.1
    * libopenssl-3-fips-provider-3.1.4-150600.5.59.1
    * libopenssl3-debuginfo-3.1.4-150600.5.59.1
    * libopenssl3-3.1.4-150600.5.59.1
    * openssl-3-3.1.4-150600.5.59.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6 LTSS (x86_64)
    * libopenssl-3-fips-provider-32bit-debuginfo-3.1.4-150600.5.59.1
    * libopenssl-3-fips-provider-32bit-3.1.4-150600.5.59.1
    * libopenssl3-32bit-3.1.4-150600.5.59.1
    * libopenssl3-32bit-debuginfo-3.1.4-150600.5.59.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6 (ppc64le x86_64)
    * libopenssl-3-fips-provider-debuginfo-3.1.4-150600.5.59.1
    * libopenssl-3-devel-3.1.4-150600.5.59.1
    * openssl-3-debugsource-3.1.4-150600.5.59.1
    * openssl-3-debuginfo-3.1.4-150600.5.59.1
    * libopenssl-3-fips-provider-3.1.4-150600.5.59.1
    * libopenssl3-debuginfo-3.1.4-150600.5.59.1
    * openssl-3-3.1.4-150600.5.59.1
    * libopenssl3-3.1.4-150600.5.59.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6 (x86_64)
    * libopenssl-3-fips-provider-32bit-debuginfo-3.1.4-150600.5.59.1
    * libopenssl-3-fips-provider-32bit-3.1.4-150600.5.59.1
    * libopenssl3-32bit-3.1.4-150600.5.59.1
    * libopenssl3-32bit-debuginfo-3.1.4-150600.5.59.1

## References:

  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1271712



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