USN-4219-1: libssh vulnerability
USN-4219-1: libssh vulnerability libssh vulnerability 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 Summary libssh could be made to run programs under certain conditions. Software Description libssh – A tiny C SSH library Details 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. [ more… ]