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Medium USN-7108-2 2 CVEs

python-asyncssh vulnerabilities

Published Dec 12, 2024 · Updated Apr 27, 2026

Summary

USN-7108-1 fixed vulnerabilities in AysncSSH. This update provides the
corresponding update for Ubuntu 18.04 LTS.

Original advisory details:

Fabian Bäumer, Marcus Brinkmann, and Jörg Schwenk discovered that AsyncSSH
did not properly handle the extension info message. An attacker able to
intercept communications could possibly use this issue to downgrade
the algorithm used for client authentication. (CVE-2023-46445)

Fabian Bäumer, Marcus Brinkmann, and Jörg Schwenk discovered that AsyncSSH
did not properly handle the user authentication request message. An
attacker could possibly use this issue to control the remote end of an SSH
client session via packet injection/removal and shell emulation.
(CVE-2023-46446)

Fixed packages 1

ReleasePackageFixed in
Ubuntu · Pro 18.04 LTS Pro:18.04:LTS python-asyncssh 1.11.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm2

Vulnerabilities 2

References

  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-46445
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-46446