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[RHSA-2020:4545] libssh security, bug fix, and enhancement update

Severity Moderate
Affected Packages 11
CVEs 2
Info Packages References Vulnerabilities

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

The following packages have been upgraded to a later upstream version: libssh (0.9.4). (BZ#1804797)

Security Fix(es):

  • libssh: denial of service when handling AES-CTR (or DES) ciphers (CVE-2020-1730)

  • libssh: unsanitized location in scp could lead to unwanted command execution (CVE-2019-14889)

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 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.3 Release Notes linked from the References section.

Package Affected Version
pkg:rpm/redhat/libssh?arch=x86_64&distro=redhat-8 < 0.9.4-2.el8
pkg:rpm/redhat/libssh?arch=s390x&distro=redhat-8 < 0.9.4-2.el8
pkg:rpm/redhat/libssh?arch=ppc64le&distro=redhat-8 < 0.9.4-2.el8
pkg:rpm/redhat/libssh?arch=i686&distro=redhat-8 < 0.9.4-2.el8
pkg:rpm/redhat/libssh?arch=aarch64&distro=redhat-8 < 0.9.4-2.el8
pkg:rpm/redhat/libssh-devel?arch=x86_64&distro=redhat-8 < 0.9.4-2.el8
pkg:rpm/redhat/libssh-devel?arch=s390x&distro=redhat-8 < 0.9.4-2.el8
pkg:rpm/redhat/libssh-devel?arch=ppc64le&distro=redhat-8 < 0.9.4-2.el8
pkg:rpm/redhat/libssh-devel?arch=i686&distro=redhat-8 < 0.9.4-2.el8
pkg:rpm/redhat/libssh-devel?arch=aarch64&distro=redhat-8 < 0.9.4-2.el8
pkg:rpm/redhat/libssh-config?distro=redhat-8 < 0.9.4-2.el8
ID
RHSA-2020:4545
Severity
moderate
URL
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:4545
Published
2020-11-04T00:00:00
(3 years ago)
Modified
2020-11-04T00:00:00
(3 years ago)
Rights
Copyright 2020 Red Hat, Inc.
Other Advisories
Type Package URL Namespace Name / Product Version Distribution / Platform Arch Patch / Fix
Affected pkg:rpm/redhat/libssh?arch=x86_64&distro=redhat-8 redhat libssh < 0.9.4-2.el8 redhat-8 x86_64
Affected pkg:rpm/redhat/libssh?arch=s390x&distro=redhat-8 redhat libssh < 0.9.4-2.el8 redhat-8 s390x
Affected pkg:rpm/redhat/libssh?arch=ppc64le&distro=redhat-8 redhat libssh < 0.9.4-2.el8 redhat-8 ppc64le
Affected pkg:rpm/redhat/libssh?arch=i686&distro=redhat-8 redhat libssh < 0.9.4-2.el8 redhat-8 i686
Affected pkg:rpm/redhat/libssh?arch=aarch64&distro=redhat-8 redhat libssh < 0.9.4-2.el8 redhat-8 aarch64
Affected pkg:rpm/redhat/libssh-devel?arch=x86_64&distro=redhat-8 redhat libssh-devel < 0.9.4-2.el8 redhat-8 x86_64
Affected pkg:rpm/redhat/libssh-devel?arch=s390x&distro=redhat-8 redhat libssh-devel < 0.9.4-2.el8 redhat-8 s390x
Affected pkg:rpm/redhat/libssh-devel?arch=ppc64le&distro=redhat-8 redhat libssh-devel < 0.9.4-2.el8 redhat-8 ppc64le
Affected pkg:rpm/redhat/libssh-devel?arch=i686&distro=redhat-8 redhat libssh-devel < 0.9.4-2.el8 redhat-8 i686
Affected pkg:rpm/redhat/libssh-devel?arch=aarch64&distro=redhat-8 redhat libssh-devel < 0.9.4-2.el8 redhat-8 aarch64
Affected pkg:rpm/redhat/libssh-config?distro=redhat-8 redhat libssh-config < 0.9.4-2.el8 redhat-8
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