=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4219-1
December 10, 2019

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

- Ubuntu 19.10
- Ubuntu 19.04
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

Summary:

libssh could be made to run programs under certain conditions.

Software Description:
- libssh: A tiny C SSH library

Details:

It was discovered that libssh incorrectly handled certain scp commands. If
a user or automated system were tricked into using a specially-crafted scp
command, a remote attacker could execute arbitrary commands on the server.

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 19.10:
  libssh-4                        0.9.0-1ubuntu1.3

Ubuntu 19.04:
  libssh-4                        0.8.6-3ubuntu0.3

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
  libssh-4                        0.8.0~20170825.94fa1e38-1ubuntu0.5

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
  libssh-4                        0.6.3-4.3ubuntu0.5

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4219-1
  CVE-2019-14889

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libssh/0.9.0-1ubuntu1.3
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libssh/0.8.6-3ubuntu0.3
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libssh/0.8.0~20170825.94fa1e38-1ubuntu0.5
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libssh/0.6.3-4.3ubuntu0.5

Ubuntu 4219-1: libssh vulnerability

December 10, 2019
libssh could be made to run programs under certain conditions.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 19.10: libssh-4 0.9.0-1ubuntu1.3 Ubuntu 19.04: libssh-4 0.8.6-3ubuntu0.3 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS: libssh-4 0.8.0~20170825.94fa1e38-1ubuntu0.5 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: libssh-4 0.6.3-4.3ubuntu0.5 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4219-1

CVE-2019-14889

Severity
December 10, 2019

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libssh/0.9.0-1ubuntu1.3 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libssh/0.8.6-3ubuntu0.3 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libssh/0.8.0~20170825.94fa1e38-1ubuntu0.5 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libssh/0.6.3-4.3ubuntu0.5

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