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[ALSA-2021:4387] libssh security update

Severity Low
Affected Packages 5
CVEs 1
Info Packages References Vulnerabilities

An update for libssh is now available for AlmaLinux AlmaLinux Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Low. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE link(s) in the References section.

libssh is a library which implements the SSH protocol. It can be used to implement client and server applications.

Security Fix(es):

  • libssh: NULL pointer dereference in sftpserver.c if ssh_buffer_new returns NULL (CVE-2020-16135)

For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Additional Changes:

For detailed information on changes in this release, see the AlmaLinux Release Notes linked from the References section.

Package Affected Version
pkg:rpm/almalinux/libssh?arch=x86_64&distro=almalinux-8 < 0.9.4-3.el8
pkg:rpm/almalinux/libssh?arch=i686&distro=almalinux-8 < 0.9.4-3.el8
pkg:rpm/almalinux/libssh-devel?arch=x86_64&distro=almalinux-8 < 0.9.4-3.el8
pkg:rpm/almalinux/libssh-devel?arch=i686&distro=almalinux-8 < 0.9.4-3.el8
pkg:rpm/almalinux/libssh-config?arch=noarch&distro=almalinux-8 < 0.9.4-3.el8
ID
ALSA-2021:4387
Severity
low
URL
https://errata.almalinux.org/ALSA-2021:4387.html
Published
2021-11-09T09:16:07
(2 years ago)
Modified
2021-11-12T10:20:56
(2 years ago)
Rights
Copyright 2021 AlmaLinux OS
Other Advisories
Source # ID Name URL
CVE CVE-2020-16135 https://vulners.com/cve/CVE-2020-16135
Type Package URL Namespace Name / Product Version Distribution / Platform Arch Patch / Fix
Affected pkg:rpm/almalinux/libssh?arch=x86_64&distro=almalinux-8 almalinux libssh < 0.9.4-3.el8 almalinux-8 x86_64
Affected pkg:rpm/almalinux/libssh?arch=i686&distro=almalinux-8 almalinux libssh < 0.9.4-3.el8 almalinux-8 i686
Affected pkg:rpm/almalinux/libssh-devel?arch=x86_64&distro=almalinux-8 almalinux libssh-devel < 0.9.4-3.el8 almalinux-8 x86_64
Affected pkg:rpm/almalinux/libssh-devel?arch=i686&distro=almalinux-8 almalinux libssh-devel < 0.9.4-3.el8 almalinux-8 i686
Affected pkg:rpm/almalinux/libssh-config?arch=noarch&distro=almalinux-8 almalinux libssh-config < 0.9.4-3.el8 almalinux-8 noarch
# CVE Description CVSS EPSS EPSS Trend (30 days) Affected Products Weaknesses Security Advisories Exploits PoC Pubblication Date Modification Date
# CVE Description CVSS EPSS EPSS Trend (30 days) Affected Products Weaknesses Security Advisories PoC Pubblication Date Modification Date