Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : libssh2 (MDVSA-2015:148-1)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 82401

Synopsis

The remote Mandriva Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

Updated libssh2 packages fix security vulnerability :

Mariusz Ziulek reported that libssh2, a SSH2 client-side library, was reading and using the SSH_MSG_KEXINIT packet without doing sufficient range checks when negotiating a new SSH session with a remote server.
A malicious attacker could man in the middle a real server and cause a client using the libssh2 library to crash (denial of service) or otherwise read and use unintended memory areas in this process (CVE-2015-1782).

Update :

Packages were misssing for Mandriva Business Server 1 with the MDVSA-2015:148 advisory which are now being provided.

Solution

Update the affected lib64ssh2-devel and / or lib64ssh2_1 packages.

See Also

http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0107.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 82401

File Name: mandriva_MDVSA-2015-148.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Published: 3/30/2015

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5.9

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:mandriva:business_server:1, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64ssh2_1, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64ssh2-devel

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/Mandrake/release, Host/Mandrake/rpm-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/29/2015

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2015-1782

BID: 73061

MDVSA: 2015:148-1