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Ubuntu 20.04 LTS: 4820-1 Major Curl Vulnerability Mitigation

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Calendar Grey October 17, 2018
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS ESM patch resolves critical vulnerability in OpenSSH's key management within days of identification.
Paramiko could allow unintended access to network services.

Summary

Paramiko could allow unintended access to network services.

Software Description:

- paramiko: Python SSH2 library

Details:

USN-3796-1 fixed a vulnerability in paramiko. This update provides

the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM.

Original advisory 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.

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Topics Covered

security advisory critical threat authentication issue ubuntu paramiko

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 12.04 ESM:
  python-paramiko                 1.7.7.1-2ubuntu1.2

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

References

  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3796-2

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

  CVE-2018-1000805

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October 17, 2018

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security advisory critical threat authentication issue ubuntu paramiko

Package Information

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