Slackware: SSA-2003-259-01 Critical: OpenSSH Buffer Error Exploit
slackware
September 16, 2003
These fix a buffer management error found in versions ofOpenSSH earlier than 3.7
Summary
Here are the details from the Slackware 9.0 ChangeLog: Tue Sep 16 11:13:05 PDT 2003 patches/packages/openssh-3.7p1-i386-1.tgz: Upgraded to openssh-3.7p1. From the OpenSSH Security Advisory (https://www.openssh.org/txt/buffer.adv): "All versions of OpenSSH's sshd prior to 3.7 contain a buffer management error. It is uncertain whether this error is potentially exploitable, however, we prefer to see bugs fixed proactively." (* Security fix *) WHERE TO FIND THE NEW PACKAGES: Updated package for Slackware 8.1: Updated package for Slackware 9.0: Updated package for Slackware -current: MD5 SIGNATURES: Slackware 8.1 package: a86d410e47fe8ab4a8e9f04293a94093 openssh-3.7p1-i386-1.tgz Slackware 9.0 package: ca1d0b1e658c5391067f2a9cf11fc239 openssh-3.7p1-i386-1.tgz Slackware -current package: c58003eaaf4362c8475f0f5a77f2adbb openssh-3.7p1-i486-1.tgz INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS: (This procedure is safe to do while logged in through
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