Ubuntu Security Notice 3946-1 - It was discovered that rssh incorrectly handled certain command-line arguments and environment variables. An authenticated user could bypass rssh's command restrictions, allowing an attacker to run arbitrary commands.
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3946-1
April 11, 2019
rssh vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 18.10
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
Summary:
rssh could be made to run arbitrary commands if it received specially crafted
input.
Software Description:
- rssh: Restricted shell allowing scp, sftp, cvs, svn, rsync or rdist
Details:
It was discovered that rssh incorrectly handled certain command-line arguments
and environment variables. An authenticated user could bypass rssh's command
restrictions, allowing an attacker to run arbitrary commands.
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 18.10:
rssh 2.3.4-8ubuntu0.2
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
rssh 2.3.4-7ubuntu0.1
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
rssh 2.3.4-4+deb8u2ubuntu0.16.04.2
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
rssh 2.3.4-4+deb8u2ubuntu0.14.04.2
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References:
https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3946-1
CVE-2019-1000018, CVE-2019-3463, CVE-2019-3464
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/rssh/2.3.4-8ubuntu0.2
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/rssh/2.3.4-7ubuntu0.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/rssh/2.3.4-4+deb8u2ubuntu0.16.04.2
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/rssh/2.3.4-4+deb8u2ubuntu0.14.04.2