Slackware Security Advisory - New libssh packages are available for Slackware 14.0, 14.1, and -current to fix security issues.
d1c60898d3bb6fdb8ab9765889f38b999cc01a200e44d5db6df6716245d1769cMandriva Linux Security Advisory 2015-086 - When using libssh before 0.6.3, a libssh-based server, when accepting a new connection, forks and the child process handles the request. The RAND_bytes() function of openssl doesn't reset its state after the fork, but simply adds the current process id to the PRNG state, which is not guaranteed to be unique. The most important consequence is that servers using EC or DSA certificates may under certain conditions leak their private key. Double free vulnerability in the ssh_packet_kexinit function in kex.c in libssh 0.5.x and 0.6.x before 0.6.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted kexinit packet.
05034794c69e38df2effbf7e99ba466e4bdd8cd1c06e90c7380ffd81a37a83d6Gentoo Linux Security Advisory 201408-3 - A vulnerability in LibSSH can result in leakage of private key information. Versions less than 0.6.3 are affected.
8352f547da7a3cf848b8e227033600ae1aeea647697809d94f542b731d45e45aDebian Linux Security Advisory 2879-1 - It was discovered that libssh, a tiny C SSH library, did not reset the state of the PRNG after accepting a connection. A server mode application that forks itself to handle incoming connections could see its children sharing the same PRNG state, resulting in a cryptographic weakness and possibly the recovery of the private key.
dd19c9d7bfff0001fbdcba76e13bb535fcc99493ea338655b5c902a52dbaadfcMandriva Linux Security Advisory 2014-053 - When using libssh before 0.6.3, a libssh-based server, when accepting a new connection, forks and the child process handles the request. The RAND_bytes() function of openssl doesn't reset its state after the fork, but simply adds the current process id to the PRNG state, which is not guaranteed to be unique. The most important consequence is that servers using EC or DSA certificates may under certain conditions leak their private key.
e6dd6236b789502029d7c8ea18bc510ccd49917a0dfe6d3408d4f49046a1ed7fUbuntu Security Notice 2145-1 - Aris Adamantiadis discovered that libssh allowed the OpenSSL PRNG state to be reused when implementing forking servers. This could allow an attacker to possibly obtain information about the state of the PRNG and perform cryptographic attacks.
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