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High USN-4219-1 1 CVE

libssh vulnerability

Published Dec 10, 2019 · Updated Apr 22, 2026

Summary

It was discovered that libssh incorrectly handled certain scp commands. If
a user or automated system were tricked into using a specially-crafted scp
command, a remote attacker could execute arbitrary commands on the server.

Fixed packages 2

ReleasePackageFixed in
Ubuntu · 16.04 LTS 16.04:LTS libssh 0.6.3-4.3ubuntu0.5
Ubuntu · 18.04 LTS 18.04:LTS libssh 0.8.0~20170825.94fa1e38-1ubuntu0.5

Vulnerabilities 1

References

  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-14889