SUSE-SU-2020:3551-1: libssh2_org&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-ESPOS SUSE Linux Enterprise

Vulnerability summary

SUSE-SU-2020:3551-1 is a vulnerability in libssh2_org&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-ESPOS SUSE Linux Enterprise with no CVSS score yet.

Timeline

1. 27-11-2020
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 04-02-2026
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Security update for libssh2_org This update for libssh2_org fixes the following issues: - Version update to 1.9.0: [bsc#1178083, jsc#SLE-16922] Enhancements and bugfixes: * adds ECDSA keys and host key support when using OpenSSL * adds ED25519 key and host key support when using OpenSSL 1.1.1 * adds OpenSSH style key file reading * adds AES CTR mode support when using WinCNG * adds PEM passphrase protected file support for Libgcrypt and WinCNG * adds SHA256 hostkey fingerprint * adds libssh2_agent_get_identity_path() and libssh2_agent_set_identity_path() * adds explicit zeroing of sensitive data in memory * adds additional bounds checks to network buffer reads * adds the ability to use the server default permissions when creating sftp directories * adds support for building with OpenSSL no engine flag * adds support for building with LibreSSL * increased sftp packet size to 256k * fixed oversized packet handling in sftp * fixed building with OpenSSL 1.1 * fixed a possible crash if sftp stat gets an unexpected response * fixed incorrect parsing of the KEX preference string value * fixed conditional RSA and AES-CTR support * fixed a small memory leak during the key exchange process * fixed a possible memory leak of the ssh banner string * fixed various small memory leaks in the backends * fixed possible out of bounds read when parsing public keys from the server * fixed possible out of bounds read when parsing invalid PEM files * no longer null terminates the scp remote exec command * now handle errors when diffie hellman key pair generation fails * improved building instructions * improved unit tests - Version update to 1.8.2: [bsc#1130103] Bug fixes: * Fixed the misapplied userauth patch that broke 1.8.1 * moved the MAX size declarations from the public header

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