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Scientific Linux Security Update : libssh2 on SL7.x x86_64 (20151119)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 87561
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Synopsis
The remote Scientific Linux host is missing one or more security updates.Description
A flaw was found in the way the kex_agree_methods() function of libssh2 performed a key exchange when negotiating a new SSH session. A man-in-the- middle attacker could use a crafted SSH_MSG_KEXINIT packet to crash a connecting libssh2 client. (CVE-2015-1782)This update also fixes the following bugs :
- Previously, libssh2 did not correctly adjust the size of the receive window while reading from an SSH channel.
This caused downloads over the secure copy (SCP) protocol to consume an excessive amount of memory. A series of upstream patches has been applied on the libssh2 source code to improve handling of the receive window size. Now, SCP downloads work as expected.
- Prior to this update, libssh2 did not properly initialize an internal variable holding the SSH agent file descriptor, which caused the agent destructor to close the standard input file descriptor by mistake. An upstream patch has been applied on libssh2 sources to properly initialize the internal variable. Now, libssh2 closes only the file descriptors it owns.
After installing these updated packages, all running applications using libssh2 must be restarted for this update to take effect.
Solution
Update the affected packages.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 87561
File Name: sl_20151119_libssh2_on_SL7_x.nasl
Version: 2.4
Type: local
Agent: unix
Published: 12/22/2015
Updated: 1/14/2021
Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.9
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.8
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:libssh2-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:libssh2-docs, x-cpe:/o:fermilab:scientific_linux, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:libssh2-devel, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:libssh2
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list
Patch Publication Date: 11/19/2015
Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/13/2015
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2015-1782