SUSE-SU-2026:3502-1: important: Security update for openssl-3

# Security update for openssl-3

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:3502-1  
Release Date: 2026-08-05T12:45:16Z  
Rating: important  
References:

  * bsc#1271712

  
Affected Products:

  * openSUSE Leap 15.5
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP5
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP5
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5 LTSS
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5

  
  
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 15 SP5 LTSS  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES-15-SP5-LTSS-2026-3502=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP5  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-SP5-ESPOS-2026-3502=1

  * openSUSE Leap 15.5  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-2026-3502=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP5  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-SP5-LTSS-2026-3502=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES_SAP-15-SP5-2026-3502=1

## Package List:

  * openSUSE Leap 15.5 (aarch64 i586 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * libopenssl-3-devel-3.0.8-150500.5.72.1
    * openssl-3-debugsource-3.0.8-150500.5.72.1
    * openssl-3-debuginfo-3.0.8-150500.5.72.1
    * libopenssl3-debuginfo-3.0.8-150500.5.72.1
    * libopenssl3-3.0.8-150500.5.72.1
    * openssl-3-3.0.8-150500.5.72.1
  * openSUSE Leap 15.5 (noarch)
    * openssl-3-doc-3.0.8-150500.5.72.1
  * openSUSE Leap 15.5 (aarch64_ilp32)
    * libopenssl-3-devel-64bit-3.0.8-150500.5.72.1
    * libopenssl3-64bit-3.0.8-150500.5.72.1
    * libopenssl3-64bit-debuginfo-3.0.8-150500.5.72.1
  * openSUSE Leap 15.5 (x86_64)
    * libopenssl-3-devel-32bit-3.0.8-150500.5.72.1
    * libopenssl3-32bit-3.0.8-150500.5.72.1
    * libopenssl3-32bit-debuginfo-3.0.8-150500.5.72.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP5 (aarch64
    x86_64)
    * libopenssl-3-devel-3.0.8-150500.5.72.1
    * openssl-3-debugsource-3.0.8-150500.5.72.1
    * openssl-3-debuginfo-3.0.8-150500.5.72.1
    * libopenssl3-debuginfo-3.0.8-150500.5.72.1
    * libopenssl3-3.0.8-150500.5.72.1
    * openssl-3-3.0.8-150500.5.72.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP5 (aarch64
    x86_64)
    * libopenssl-3-devel-3.0.8-150500.5.72.1
    * openssl-3-debugsource-3.0.8-150500.5.72.1
    * openssl-3-debuginfo-3.0.8-150500.5.72.1
    * libopenssl3-debuginfo-3.0.8-150500.5.72.1
    * libopenssl3-3.0.8-150500.5.72.1
    * openssl-3-3.0.8-150500.5.72.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5 LTSS (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * libopenssl-3-devel-3.0.8-150500.5.72.1
    * openssl-3-debugsource-3.0.8-150500.5.72.1
    * openssl-3-debuginfo-3.0.8-150500.5.72.1
    * libopenssl3-debuginfo-3.0.8-150500.5.72.1
    * libopenssl3-3.0.8-150500.5.72.1
    * openssl-3-3.0.8-150500.5.72.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5 (ppc64le x86_64)
    * libopenssl-3-devel-3.0.8-150500.5.72.1
    * openssl-3-debugsource-3.0.8-150500.5.72.1
    * openssl-3-debuginfo-3.0.8-150500.5.72.1
    * libopenssl3-debuginfo-3.0.8-150500.5.72.1
    * libopenssl3-3.0.8-150500.5.72.1
    * openssl-3-3.0.8-150500.5.72.1

## References:

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