Packages
- erlang - Concurrent, real-time, distributed functional language
Details
Fabian Bäumer, Marcel Maehren, Marcus Brinkmann, and Jörg Schwenk
discovered that Erlang OTP’s SSH module incorrect handled authentication. A
remote attacker could use this issue to execute arbitrary commands without
authentication, possibly leading to a system compromise.
Fabian Bäumer, Marcel Maehren, Marcus Brinkmann, and Jörg Schwenk
discovered that Erlang OTP’s SSH module incorrect handled authentication. A
remote attacker could use this issue to execute arbitrary commands without
authentication, possibly leading to a system compromise.
Update instructions
After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make all the necessary changes.
Learn more about how to get the fixes.The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
| Ubuntu Release | Package Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 24.10 oracular | erlang – 1:25.3.2.12+dfsg-1ubuntu2.3 | ||
| erlang-ssh – 1:25.3.2.12+dfsg-1ubuntu2.3 | |||
| 24.04 noble | erlang – 1:25.3.2.8+dfsg-1ubuntu4.3 | ||
| erlang-ssh – 1:25.3.2.8+dfsg-1ubuntu4.3 | |||
| 22.04 jammy | erlang – 1:24.2.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.4 | ||
| erlang-ssh – 1:24.2.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.4 | |||
| 20.04 focal | erlang – 1:22.2.7+dfsg-1ubuntu0.5 | ||
| erlang-ssh – 1:22.2.7+dfsg-1ubuntu0.5 | |||
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