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Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2023-6918): libssh vulnerabilities

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
Dec 19, 2023
Added
Jan 23, 2024
Modified
Apr 16, 2026

Description

A flaw was found in the libssh implements abstract layer for message digest (MD) operations implemented by different supported crypto backends. The return values from these were not properly checked, which could cause low-memory situations failures, NULL dereferences, crashes, or usage of the uninitialized memory as an input for the KDF. In this case, non-matching keys will result in decryption/integrity failures, terminating the connection.

Solutions

ubuntu-pro-upgrade-libssh-4ubuntu-pro-upgrade-libssh-gcrypt-4ubuntu-upgrade-libssh-4
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