Slackware: 2016-057-01: libssh Security Update
Summary
Here are the details from the Slackware 14.1 ChangeLog: patches/packages/libssh-0.7.3-i486-1_slack14.1.txz: Upgraded. Fixed weak key generation. Due to a bug in the ephemeral secret key generation for the diffie-hellman-group1 and diffie-hellman-group14 methods, ephemeral secret keys of size 128 bits are generated, instead of the recommended sizes of 1024 and 2048 bits, giving a practical security of 63 bits. For more information, see: http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-0739 (* Security fix *)
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Updated package for Slackware 14.0:
Updated package for Slackware x86_64 14.0:
Updated package for Slackware 14.1:
Updated package for Slackware x86_64 14.1:
Updated package for Slackware -current:
Updated package for Slackware x86_64 -current:
MD5 Signatures
Slackware 14.0 package:
76526494e39f1ddeb5a385a2913eb105 libssh-0.7.3-i486-1_slack14.0.txz
Slackware x86_64 14.0 package:
b21ad5638e9eb16080fe7231a38f368a libssh-0.7.3-x86_64-1_slack14.0.txz
Slackware 14.1 package:
698ee24d452a5b40d022f5c15eb10fb1 libssh-0.7.3-i486-1_slack14.1.txz
Slackware x86_64 14.1 package:
63a3b5c088bbdc6906b369c8df73e4da libssh-0.7.3-x86_64-1_slack14.1.txz
Slackware -current package:
553ffb7b4506007207da4bcdce3e23d4 l/libssh-0.7.3-i586-1.txz
Slackware x86_64 -current package:
2647645e60db0e669a398664a91c4ecd l/libssh-0.7.3-x86_64-1.txz
Installation Instructions
Installation instructions: Upgrade the package as root: # upgradepkg libssh-0.7.3-i486-1_slack14.1.txz