USN-2155-1: OpenSSH vulnerability

Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2155-1

25th March, 2014

openssh vulnerability

A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

• Ubuntu 13.10


• Ubuntu 12.10


• Ubuntu 12.04 LTS


• Ubuntu 10.04 LTS

Summary

OpenSSH incorrectly handled environment restrictions with wildcards.

Software description

• openssh - secure shell (SSH) for secure access to remote machines

Details

Jann Horn discovered that OpenSSH incorrectly handled wildcards in

AcceptEnv lines. A remote attacker could use this issue to possibly bypass

certain intended environment variable restrictions.

Update instructions

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

Ubuntu 13.10:

openssh-server 1:6.2p2-6ubuntu0.2

Ubuntu 12.10:

openssh-server 1:6.0p1-3ubuntu1.1

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:

openssh-server 1:5.9p1-5ubuntu1.2

Ubuntu 10.04 LTS:

openssh-server 1:5.3p1-3ubuntu7.1

To update your system, please follow these instructions: http://bit.ly/1aJDvTw.

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

CVE-2014-2532

via Ubuntu Security Notices http://bit.ly/1jCwtET