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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.892303
Category:Debian Local Security Checks
Title:Debian: Security Advisory (DLA-2303-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'libssh' package(s) announced via the DLA-2303-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'libssh' package(s) announced via the DLA-2303-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
The code in src/sftpserver.c did not verify the validity of certain pointers and expected them to be valid. A NULL pointer dereference could have been occurred that typically causes a crash and thus a denial-of-service.

For Debian 9 stretch, this problem has been fixed in version 0.7.3-2+deb9u3.

We recommend that you upgrade your libssh packages.

For the detailed security status of libssh please refer to its security tracker page at: [link moved to references]

Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: [link moved to references]

Affected Software/OS:
'libssh' package(s) on Debian 9.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
4.3

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2020-16135
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FCIKQRKXAAB4HMWM62EPZJ4DVBHIIEG6/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/JNW5GBC6JFN76VEWQXMLT5F7VCZ5AJ2E/
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202011-05
https://bugs.libssh.org/T232
https://bugs.libssh.org/rLIBSSHe631ebb3e2247dd25e9678e6827c20dc73b73238
https://gitlab.com/libssh/libssh-mirror/-/merge_requests/120
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/07/msg00034.html
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4447-1/
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