SB2019080721 - Red Hat update for libssh2



SB2019080721 - Red Hat update for libssh2

Published: August 7, 2019 Updated: August 8, 2019

Security Bulletin ID SB2019080721
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-3858)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition when processing SFTP packets. A remote attacker can trick the victim to connect to a malicious SSH server, trigger out-of-bounds read error and read contents of memory or crash the affected application.


2) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-3861)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information or perform denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition when SSH packets with a padding length value greater than the packet length are parsed. A remote attacker can trick the victim to connect to a malicious SSH server, trigger out of bounds read and gain access to sensitive information or perform denial of service attack.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.