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Amazon Linux AMI 2: CVE-2021-36370: Security patch for mc (ALAS-2023-2147)

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Amazon Linux AMI 2: CVE-2021-36370: Security patch for mc (ALAS-2023-2147)

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
08/30/2021
Created
07/21/2023
Added
07/21/2023
Modified
07/21/2023

Description

An issue was discovered in Midnight Commander through 4.8.26. When establishing an SFTP connection, the fingerprint of the server is neither checked nor displayed. As a result, a user connects to the server without the ability to verify its authenticity.

Solution(s)

  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-mc
  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-mc-debuginfo

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