USN-3603-2: Paramiko vulnerability
20 March 2018
paramiko vulnerability
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
Summary
Paramiko could be made to run programs if it received specially crafted network traffic.
Software Description
- paramiko - Make ssh v2 connections with Python
Details
USN-3603-1 fixed a vulnerability in Paramiko. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM.
Original advisory details:
Matthijs Kooijman discovered that Paramiko’s SSH server implementation did not properly require authentication before processing requests. An unauthenticated remote attacker could possibly use this to execute arbitrary code.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
- Ubuntu 12.04 ESM
- python-paramiko - 1.7.7.1-2ubuntu1.1
To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
After a standard system update you need to restart any applications using Paramiko’s server implementation to make all the necessary changes.
References
from Ubuntu Security Notices http://ift.tt/2DI8R14