vulnerability

Amazon Linux AMI 2: CVE-2019-3857: Security patch for libssh2 (ALAS-2019-1199)

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Mar 25, 2019
Added
Apr 27, 2020
Modified
Nov 27, 2024

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 SSH_MSG_CHANNEL_REQUEST packets with an exit signal 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.

Solutions

amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-libssh2amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-libssh2-debuginfoamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-libssh2-develamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-libssh2-docs
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