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Fedora Update Notification
FEDORA-2016-bb007a4097
2016-10-18 23:19:43.148908
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Name        : openssh
Product     : Fedora 23
Version     : 7.2p2
Release     : 6.fc23
URL         : http://www.openssh.com/portable.html
Summary     : An open source implementation of SSH protocol versions 1 and 2
Description :
SSH (Secure SHell) is a program for logging into and executing
commands on a remote machine. SSH is intended to replace rlogin and
rsh, and to provide secure encrypted communications between two
untrusted hosts over an insecure network. X11 connections and
arbitrary TCP/IP ports can also be forwarded over the secure channel.

OpenSSH is OpenBSD's version of the last free version of SSH, bringing
it up to date in terms of security and features.

This package includes the core files necessary for both the OpenSSH
client and server. To make this package useful, you should also
install openssh-clients, openssh-server, or both.

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Update Information:

Fix NULL dereference (#1380297)
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References:

  [ 1 ] Bug #1380296 - openssh: Null pointer dereference due to early NEWKEYS
        https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1380296
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Fedora 23: openssh Security Update 2016-bb007a4097

October 19, 2016
Fix NULL dereference (#1380297)

Summary

SSH (Secure SHell) is a program for logging into and executing

commands on a remote machine. SSH is intended to replace rlogin and

rsh, and to provide secure encrypted communications between two

untrusted hosts over an insecure network. X11 connections and

arbitrary TCP/IP ports can also be forwarded over the secure channel.

OpenSSH is OpenBSD's version of the last free version of SSH, bringing

it up to date in terms of security and features.

This package includes the core files necessary for both the OpenSSH

client and server. To make this package useful, you should also

install openssh-clients, openssh-server, or both.

Update Information:

Fix NULL dereference (#1380297)

Change Log

References

[ 1 ] Bug #1380296 - openssh: Null pointer dereference due to early NEWKEYS https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1380296

Update Instructions

This update can be installed with the "yum" update program. Use su -c 'yum update openssh' at the command line. For more information, refer to "Managing Software with yum", available at .

Severity
Name : openssh
Product : Fedora 23
Version : 7.2p2
Release : 6.fc23
URL : http://www.openssh.com/portable.html
Summary : An open source implementation of SSH protocol versions 1 and 2

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