{"id":"SUSE-SU-2016:2280-1","summary":"Security update for openssh","details":"\nThis update for openssh fixes the following issues:\n\n- Prevent user enumeration through the timing of password\n  processing (bsc#989363, CVE-2016-6210)\n  [-prevent_timing_user_enumeration]\n- Allow lowering the DH groups parameter limit in server as well\n  as when GSSAPI key exchange is used (bsc#948902)\n- limit accepted password length (prevents possible DoS)\n  (bsc#992533, CVE-2016-6515)\n\nBug fixes:\n- avoid complaining about unset DISPLAY variable 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