USN-3796-2: Paramiko vulnerability

Releases

• Ubuntu 12.04

Packages

• paramiko - Python SSH2 library

Details

USN-3796-1 fixed a vulnerability in paramiko. This update provides
the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM.

Original advisory details:

Daniel Hoffman discovered that Paramiko incorrectly handled authentication
when being used as a server. A remote attacker could use this issue to
bypass authentication without any credentials.

Update instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu 12.04

• python-paramiko - 1.7.7.1-2ubuntu1.2

After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make
all the necessary changes.

References

• CVE-2018-1000805

Related notices

• USN-3796-3: python3-paramiko, paramiko, python-paramiko
• USN-3796-1: python3-paramiko, paramiko-doc, paramiko, python-paramiko