[Bug 2078771] Re: ssh-add fails with "Error loading key "/home/x/.ssh/x.pub": error in libcrypto

[Thomas Bechtold]

🤦 . you are totally right. using the private key just works fine.

** Changed in: openssh (Ubuntu)
       Status: Incomplete => Invalid

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Title:
  ssh-add fails with "Error loading key "/home/x/.ssh/x.pub": error in
  libcrypto

Status in openssh package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid

Bug description:
  I upgraded recenty from Noble to Oracular and since then, I can no
  longer add my ssh key to the ssh-agent with ssh-add. The error is:

  $ ssh-add ~/.ssh/x.pub  
  Error loading key "/home/x/.ssh/.xpub": error in libcrypto

  
  Adding other keys works fine.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 24.10
  Package: openssh-client 1:9.7p1-7ubuntu3
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 6.8.0-41.41-generic 6.8.12
  Uname: Linux 6.8.0-41-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: zfs
  ApportVersion: 2.30.0-0ubuntu1
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperMD5CheckResult: pass
  CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
  Date: Tue Sep  3 06:55:32 2024
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2024-07-18 (47 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 24.04 LTS "Noble Numbat" - Release amd64 (20240424)
  ProcEnviron:
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   SHELL=/usr/bin/zsh
   TERM=xterm-256color
   XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
  RelatedPackageVersions:
   ssh-askpass       N/A
   libpam-ssh        N/A
   keychain          N/A
   ssh-askpass-gnome N/A
  SSHClientVersion: OpenSSH_9.7p1 Ubuntu-7ubuntu3, OpenSSL 3.3.1 4 Jun 2024
  SourcePackage: openssh
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to oracular on 2024-08-26 (8 days ago)

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