Ubuntu Security Notice 3795-1 - Peter Winter-Smith discovered that libssh incorrectly handled authentication when being used as a server. A remote attacker could use this issue to bypass authentication without any credentials.
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3795-1
October 17, 2018
libssh vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
Summary:
libssh could allow unintended access to network services.
Software Description:
- libssh: A tiny C SSH library
Details:
Peter Winter-Smith discovered that libssh incorrectly handled
authentication when being used as a server. A remote attacker could use
this issue to bypass authentication without any credentials.
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
libssh-4 0.8.0~20170825.94fa1e38-1ubuntu0.1
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
libssh-4 0.6.3-4.3ubuntu0.1
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
libssh-4 0.6.1-0ubuntu3.4
After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make
all the necessary changes.
References:
https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3795-1
CVE-2018-10933
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libssh/0.8.0~20170825.94fa1e38-1ubuntu0.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libssh/0.6.3-4.3ubuntu0.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libssh/0.6.1-0ubuntu3.4