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Medium ALAS2-2020-1531 1 CVE

Moderate: libssh2 security update (Amazon Linux 2)

Published Oct 22, 2020 · Updated Oct 22, 2020

Summary

Package updates are available for Amazon Linux 2 that fix the following vulnerabilities: CVE-2019-17498: In libssh2 v1.9.0 and earlier versions, the SSH_MSG_DISCONNECT logic in packet.c has an integer overflow in a bounds check, enabling an attacker to specify an arbitrary (out-of-bounds) offset for a subsequent memory read. A crafted SSH server may be able to disclose sensitive information or cause a denial of service condition on the client system when a user connects to the server. 1766898: CVE-2019-17498 libssh2: integer overflow in SSH_MSG_DISCONNECT logic in packet.c

Fixed packages 4

ReleasePackageFixed in
Amazon Linux · 2 libssh2 0:1.4.3-12.amzn2.2.3
Amazon Linux · 2 libssh2-debuginfo 0:1.4.3-12.amzn2.2.3
Amazon Linux · 2 libssh2-devel 0:1.4.3-12.amzn2.2.3
Amazon Linux · 2 libssh2-docs 0:1.4.3-12.amzn2.2.3

Vulnerabilities 1

References

  • web
    https://alas.aws.amazon.com/cve/html/CVE-2019-17498.html