Bug 1020417 – ssh_config manual page lists incorrect default value of KexAlgorithms

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Bug 1020417 - ssh_config manual page lists incorrect default value of KexAlgorithms

Summary:	ssh_config manual page lists incorrect default value of KexAlgorithms

Status:	CLOSED ERRATA

Aliases:	None

Product:	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Classification:	Red Hat
Component:	man-pages-overrides (Show other bugs)
Sub Component:
Version:	6.5
Hardware:	All Linux

Priority	unspecified Severity low
Target Milestone:	rc
Target Release:	---
Assigned To:	Peter Schiffer
QA Contact:	Iveta Wiedermann
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Keywords:	ManPageChange, Patch

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Blocks:	1023043
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Reported:	2013-10-17 11:50 EDT by Lukas "krteknet" Novy
Modified:	2014-02-18 18:57 EST (History)
CC List:	6 users (show)

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Doc Type:	Bug Fix
Doc Text:	Cause: ssh_config(5) manual page contained incorrect default value for KexAlgorithms option Consequence: incorrect documentation Fix: correct default value for KexAlgorithms option on ssh_config(5) manual page Result: correct documentation
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Last Closed:	2013-11-21 17:59:25 EST
Type:	Bug
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Attachments	(Terms of Use)
fixed ssh_config.5 (33.34 KB, application/x-troff-man) 2013-10-18 09:07 EDT, Petr Lautrbach	no flags	Details
Add an attachment (proposed patch, testcase, etc.)

External Trackers
Tracker	ID	Priority	Status	Summary	Last Updated
Red Hat Product Errata	RHBA-2013:1695	normal	SHIPPED_LIVE	man-pages-overrides bug fix and enhancement update	2013-11-20 16:52:14 EST

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Description Lukas "krteknet" Novy 2013-10-17 11:50:33 EDT

Description of problem:
Manual page of ssh_config contains:
     KexAlgorithms
             Specifies the available KEX (Key Exchange) algorithms.  Multiple algorithms must be comma-separated.  The default
             is “ecdh-sha2-nistp256”, “ecdh-sha2-nistp384”, “ecdh-sha2-nistp521”, “diffie-hellman-group-exchange-sha256”,
             “diffie-hellman-group-exchange-sha1”, “diffie-hellman-group14-sha1”, “diffie-hellman-group1-sha1”.

This is wrong as “ecdh-sha2-nistp256”, “ecdh-sha2-nistp384” and “ecdh-sha2-nistp521” are not implemented by RH's openssh.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
openssh-client-5.3p1-93.el6

How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. man ssh_config | grep ecdh-sha2-nistp256 || echo OK

Actual results:
             “ecdh-sha2-nistp256”, “ecdh-sha2-nistp384”, “ecdh-sha2-nistp521”,


Expected results:
OK

Additional info:

Comment 3 Petr Lautrbach 2013-10-18 09:07:35 EDT

Created attachment 813770 [details]
fixed ssh_config.5

--- a/ssh_config.5
+++ b/ssh_config.5
@@ -633,9 +633,6 @@ and
 Specifies the available KEX (Key Exchange) algorithms.
 Multiple algorithms must be comma-separated.
 The default is
-.Dq ecdh-sha2-nistp256 ,
-.Dq ecdh-sha2-nistp384 ,
-.Dq ecdh-sha2-nistp521 ,
 .Dq diffie-hellman-group-exchange-sha256 , 
 .Dq diffie-hellman-group-exchange-sha1 ,
 .Dq diffie-hellman-group14-sha1 ,

Comment 4 RHEL Product and Program Management 2013-10-24 08:36:12 EDT

This request was not resolved in time for the current release.
Red Hat invites you to ask your support representative to
propose this request, if still desired, for consideration in
the next release of Red Hat Enterprise Linux.

Comment 12 errata-xmlrpc 2013-11-21 17:59:25 EST

Since the problem described in this bug report should be
resolved in a recent advisory, it has been closed with a
resolution of ERRATA.

For information on the advisory, and where to find the updated
files, follow the link below.

If the solution does not work for you, open a new bug report.

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2013-1695.html

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