SB2019103070 - Fedora 31 update for libssh2
Published: October 30, 2019 Updated: April 25, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2019103070
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Integer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-17498)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack or access sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to integer overflow in the "SSH_MSG_DISCONNECT" logic in "packet.c" in a bounds check. A remote attacker can specify an arbitrary (out-of-bounds) offset for a subsequent memory read, trigger out-of-bounds read, disclose sensitive information or cause a denial of service condition on the target system when a user connects to the malicious SSH server.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.