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Ubuntu 18.04 LTS USN-3796-1 Critical: Paramiko Authentication Bypass

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Paramiko could allow unintended access to network services.
=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3796-1
October 17, 2018

paramiko vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS

Summary:

Paramiko could allow unintended access to network services.

Software Description:
- paramiko: Python SSH2 library

Details:

Daniel Hoffman discovered that Paramiko incorrectly handled authentication
when being used as a server. A remote attacker could use this issue to
bypass authentication without any credentials.

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
  python-paramiko                 2.0.0-1ubuntu1.1
  python3-paramiko                2.0.0-1ubuntu1.1

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
  python-paramiko                 1.16.0-1ubuntu0.2
  python3-paramiko                1.16.0-1ubuntu0.2

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
  python-paramiko                 1.10.1-1git1ubuntu0.2

After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make
all the necessary changes.

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3796-1
  CVE-2018-1000805

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/paramiko/2.0.0-1ubuntu1.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/paramiko/1.16.0-1ubuntu0.2
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/paramiko/1.10.1-1git1ubuntu0.2

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS USN-3796-1 Critical: Paramiko Authentication Bypass

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The Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3768-1 highlights a vulnerability found in OpenSSH that permits unauthorized interaction with internal resources.
Paramiko could allow unintended access to network services.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 18.04 LTS: python-paramiko 2.0.0-1ubuntu1.1 python3-paramiko 2.0.0-1ubuntu1.1 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: python-paramiko 1.16.0-1ubuntu0.2 python3-paramiko 1.16.0-1ubuntu0.2 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: python-paramiko 1.10.1-1git1ubuntu0.2 After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3796-1

CVE-2018-1000805

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October 17, 2018

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/paramiko/2.0.0-1ubuntu1.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/paramiko/1.16.0-1ubuntu0.2 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/paramiko/1.10.1-1git1ubuntu0.2

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