- Issued:
- 2024-05-22
- Updated:
- 2024-05-22
RHSA-2024:3233 - Low: libssh security update
Synopsis
Low: libssh security update
Type/Severity
Security Advisory Low
Topic
An update for libssh is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.
Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Low. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE link(s) in the References section.
Description
libssh is a library which implements the SSH protocol. It can be used to implement client and server applications.
Security Fix(es):
-
libssh: ProxyCommand/ProxyJump features allow injection of malicious code through hostname (CVE-2023-6004)
-
libssh: Missing checks for return values for digests (CVE-2023-6918)
For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
Additional Changes:
For detailed information on changes in this release, see the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.10 Release Notes linked from the References section.
Solution
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to:
https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
After installing these updated packages, all running applications using libssh must be restarted for this update to take effect.
Affected Products
| Product | Version | Arch |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 | 8 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Life Cycle | 8.10 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian | 8 | ppc64le |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Life Cycle | 8.10 | ppc64le |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems | 8 | s390x |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Life Cycle | 8.10 | s390x |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 | 8 | aarch64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 - Extended Life Cycle | 8.10 | aarch64 |
Updated Packages
- libssh-0.9.6-14.el8.i686.rpm
- libssh-debugsource-0.9.6-14.el8.s390x.rpm
- libssh-devel-0.9.6-14.el8.ppc64le.rpm
- libssh-devel-0.9.6-14.el8.s390x.rpm
- libssh-debugsource-0.9.6-14.el8.i686.rpm
- libssh-debuginfo-0.9.6-14.el8.s390x.rpm
- libssh-0.9.6-14.el8.src.rpm
- libssh-debugsource-0.9.6-14.el8.ppc64le.rpm
- libssh-devel-0.9.6-14.el8.x86_64.rpm
- libssh-0.9.6-14.el8.x86_64.rpm
- libssh-devel-0.9.6-14.el8.aarch64.rpm
- libssh-0.9.6-14.el8.aarch64.rpm
- libssh-0.9.6-14.el8.s390x.rpm
- libssh-debuginfo-0.9.6-14.el8.i686.rpm
- libssh-0.9.6-14.el8.ppc64le.rpm
- libssh-devel-0.9.6-14.el8.i686.rpm
- libssh-config-0.9.6-14.el8.noarch.rpm
- libssh-debuginfo-0.9.6-14.el8.ppc64le.rpm
- libssh-debuginfo-0.9.6-14.el8.aarch64.rpm
- libssh-debugsource-0.9.6-14.el8.aarch64.rpm
- libssh-debuginfo-0.9.6-14.el8.x86_64.rpm
- libssh-debugsource-0.9.6-14.el8.x86_64.rpm
Fixes
CVEs
References
- https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#low
- https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-us/red_hat_enterprise_linux/8/html/8.10_release_notes/index
Additional information
- The Red Hat security contact is This content is not included.secalert@redhat.com. More contact details at https://access.redhat.com/security/team/contact/.
- Offline Security Data data is available for integration with other systems. See Offline Security Data API to get started.