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Amazon Linux AMI 2: CVE-2019-3856: Security patch for libssh2 (ALAS-2019-1199)

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Amazon Linux AMI 2: CVE-2019-3856: Security patch for libssh2 (ALAS-2019-1199)

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
03/25/2019
Created
05/08/2020
Added
04/27/2020
Modified
09/30/2022

Description

An integer overflow flaw, which could lead to an out of bounds write, was discovered in libssh2 before 1.8.1 in the way keyboard prompt requests are parsed. A remote attacker who compromises a SSH server may be able to execute code on the client system when a user connects to the server.

Solution(s)

  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-libssh2
  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-libssh2-debuginfo
  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-libssh2-devel
  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-libssh2-docs

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