[ALSA-2020:4545] Moderate: libssh security, bug fix, and enhancement update
Type:
security
Severity:
moderate
Release date:
2020-11-03
Description:
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 AlmaLinux Release Notes linked from the References section.
Updated packages:
  • libssh-0.9.4-2.el8.i686.rpm
  • libssh-0.9.4-2.el8.x86_64.rpm
  • libssh-config-0.9.4-2.el8.noarch.rpm
  • libssh-devel-0.9.4-2.el8.i686.rpm
  • libssh-devel-0.9.4-2.el8.x86_64.rpm
Notes:
This page is generated automatically from Red Hat security data and has not been checked for errors. For clarification or corrections please contact the AlmaLinux Packaging Team.