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Red Hat: CVE-2019-3861: Moderate: libssh2 security, bug fix, and enhancement update (RHSA-2019:2136)

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Red Hat: CVE-2019-3861: Moderate: libssh2 security, bug fix, and enhancement update (RHSA-2019:2136)

Severity
6
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P)
Published
03/25/2019
Created
08/08/2019
Added
08/07/2019
Modified
03/03/2021

Description

An out of bounds read flaw was discovered in libssh2 before 1.8.1 in the way SSH packets with a padding length value greater than the packet length are parsed. A remote attacker who compromises a SSH server may be able to cause a Denial of Service or read data in the client memory.

Solution(s)

  • redhat-upgrade-libssh2
  • redhat-upgrade-libssh2-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-libssh2-devel
  • redhat-upgrade-libssh2-docs

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