Gentoo Archives: gentoo-announce

From: Thomas Deutschmann <whissi@g.o>
To: gentoo-announce@l.g.o
Subject: [gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 202003-27 ] libssh: Arbitrary command execution
Date: Sun, 15 Mar 2020 16:18:48
Message-Id: 4d4a48a2-93ae-0b5a-56cb-603c53be852e@gentoo.org
1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
2 Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 202003-27
3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
4 https://security.gentoo.org/
5 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
6
7 Severity: Normal
8 Title: libssh: Arbitrary command execution
9 Date: March 15, 2020
10 Bugs: #701598
11 ID: 202003-27
12
13 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
14
15 Synopsis
16 ========
17
18 A vulnerability in libssh could allow a remote attacker to execute
19 arbitrary commands.
20
21 Background
22 ==========
23
24 libssh is a multiplatform C library implementing the SSHv2 protocol on
25 client and server side.
26
27 Affected packages
28 =================
29
30 -------------------------------------------------------------------
31 Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
32 -------------------------------------------------------------------
33 1 net-libs/libssh < 0.9.3 >= 0.9.3
34
35 Description
36 ===========
37
38 It was discovered that libssh incorrectly handled certain scp commands.
39
40 Impact
41 ======
42
43 A remote attacker could trick a victim into using a specially crafted
44 scp command, possibly resulting in the execution of arbitrary commands
45 on the server.
46
47 Workaround
48 ==========
49
50 There is no known workaround at this time.
51
52 Resolution
53 ==========
54
55 All libssh users should upgrade to the latest version:
56
57 # emerge --sync
58 # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-libs/libssh-0.9.3"
59
60 References
61 ==========
62
63 [ 1 ] CVE-2019-14889
64 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-14889
65
66 Availability
67 ============
68
69 This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
70 the Gentoo Security Website:
71
72 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-27
73
74 Concerns?
75 =========
76
77 Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
78 confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
79 importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
80 security@g.o or alternatively, you may file a bug at
81 https://bugs.gentoo.org.
82
83 License
84 =======
85
86 Copyright 2020 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
87 belongs to its owner(s).
88
89 The contents of this document are licensed under the
90 Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
91
92 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5

Attachments

File name MIME type
signature.asc application/pgp-signature