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Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2018-10933): libssh vulnerability

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Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2018-10933): libssh vulnerability

Severity
6
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N)
Published
10/16/2018
Created
03/19/2019
Added
10/23/2018
Modified
03/02/2020

Description

A vulnerability was found in libssh's server-side state machine before versions 0.7.6 and 0.8.4. A malicious client could create channels without first performing authentication, resulting in unauthorized access.

Solution(s)

  • ubuntu-upgrade-libssh-4

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