libssh vulnerability
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
libssh could be made to run programs under certain conditions.
Software Description
It was discovered that libssh incorrectly handled certain scp commands. If a user or automated system were tricked into using a specially-crafted scp command, a remote attacker could execute arbitrary commands on the server.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu 19.10
libssh-4 - 0.9.0-1ubuntu1.3
Ubuntu 19.04
libssh-4 - 0.8.6-3ubuntu0.3
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
libssh-4 - 0.8.0~20170825.94fa1e38-1ubuntu0.5
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
libssh-4 - 0.6.3-4.3ubuntu0.5
To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 19.10
- Ubuntu 19.04
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
libssh could be made to run programs under certain conditions.
Software Description
- libssh - A tiny C SSH library
It was discovered that libssh incorrectly handled certain scp commands. If a user or automated system were tricked into using a specially-crafted scp command, a remote attacker could execute arbitrary commands on the server.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu 19.10
libssh-4 - 0.9.0-1ubuntu1.3
Ubuntu 19.04
libssh-4 - 0.8.6-3ubuntu0.3
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
libssh-4 - 0.8.0~20170825.94fa1e38-1ubuntu0.5
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
libssh-4 - 0.6.3-4.3ubuntu0.5
To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References
Continue reading...
