USN-3796-1: Paramiko vulnerability
paramiko vulnerability
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
Summary
Paramiko could allow unintended access to network services.
Software Description
- paramiko - Python SSH2 library
Details
Daniel Hoffman discovered that Paramiko incorrectly handled authentication when being used as a server. A remote attacker could use this issue to bypass authentication without any credentials.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- python-paramiko - 2.0.0-1ubuntu1.1
- python3-paramiko - 2.0.0-1ubuntu1.1
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- python-paramiko - 1.16.0-1ubuntu0.2
- python3-paramiko - 1.16.0-1ubuntu0.2
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
- python-paramiko - 1.10.1-1git1ubuntu0.2
To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make all the necessary changes.
References
from Ubuntu Security Notices https://ift.tt/2yHrG49