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HistorySep 21, 2015 - 9:10 a.m.

Security update for openssh (important)

2015-09-2109:10:02
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openssh was updated to fix several security issues and bugs.

These security issues were fixed:

  • CVE-2015-5352: The x11_open_helper function in channels.c in ssh in
    OpenSSH when ForwardX11Trusted mode is not used, lacked a check of the
    refusal deadline for X connections, which made it easier for remote
    attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via a connection outside
    of the permitted time window (bsc#936695).
  • CVE-2015-5600: The kbdint_next_device function in auth2-chall.c in sshd
    in OpenSSH did not properly restrict the processing of
    keyboard-interactive devices within a single connection, which made it
    easier for remote attackers to conduct brute-force attacks or cause a
    denial of service (CPU consumption) via a long and duplicative list in
    the ssh -oKbdInteractiveDevices option, as demonstrated by a modified
    client that provides a different password for each pam element on this
    list (bsc#938746).
  • CVE-2015-4000: Removed and disabled weak DH groups to address LOGJAM
    (bsc#932483).
  • Hardening patch to fix sftp RCE (bsc#903649).
  • CVE-2015-6563: The monitor component in sshd in OpenSSH accepted
    extraneous username data in MONITOR_REQ_PAM_INIT_CTX requests, which
    allowed local users to conduct impersonation attacks by leveraging any
    SSH login access in conjunction with control of the sshd uid to send a
    crafted MONITOR_REQ_PWNAM request, related to monitor.c and
    monitor_wrap.c.
  • CVE-2015-6564: Use-after-free vulnerability in the
    mm_answer_pam_free_ctx function in monitor.c in sshd in OpenSSH might
    have allowed local users to gain privileges by leveraging control of the
    sshd uid to send an unexpectedly early MONITOR_REQ_PAM_FREE_CTX request.

These non-security issues were fixed:

  • bsc#914309: sshd inherits oom_adj -17 on SIGHUP causing DoS potential
    for oom_killer.
  • bsc#673532: limits.conf fsize change in SLES10SP3 causing problems to
    WebSphere mqm user.
  • bsc#916549: Fixed support for aesXXX-gcm@xxxxxxxxxxx.