vulnerability

Debian: CVE-2015-3146: libssh -- security update

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
Apr 13, 2016
Added
Jul 30, 2024
Modified
Mar 30, 2026

Description

The (1) SSH_MSG_NEWKEYS and (2) SSH_MSG_KEXDH_REPLY packet handlers in package_cb.c in libssh before 0.6.5 do not properly validate state, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and crash) via a crafted SSH packet.

Solution

debian-upgrade-libssh
Title
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