Ubuntu 6561-1: libssh vulnerability
Summary
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 23.10 - Ubuntu 23.04 - Ubuntu 22.04 LTS - Ubuntu 20.04 LTS Summary: A security issue was fixed in libssh. Software Description: - libssh: A tiny C SSH library Details: Fabian Bäumer, Marcus Brinkmann, Jörg Schwenk discovered that the SSH protocol was vulnerable to a prefix truncation attack. If a remote attacker was able to intercept SSH communications, extension negotiation messages could be truncated, possibly leading to certain algorithms and features being downgraded. This issue is known as the Terrapin attack. This update adds protocol extensions to mitigate this issue.
Update Instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 23.10: libssh-4 0.10.5-3ubuntu1.1 Ubuntu 23.04: libssh-4 0.10.4-2ubuntu0.2 Ubuntu 22.04 LTS: libssh-4 0.9.6-2ubuntu0.22.04.2 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS: libssh-4 0.9.3-2ubuntu2.4 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6561-1
CVE-2023-48795
Package Information
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libssh/0.10.5-3ubuntu1.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libssh/0.10.4-2ubuntu0.2 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libssh/0.9.6-2ubuntu0.22.04.2 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libssh/0.9.3-2ubuntu2.4