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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
Keywords:
Status: CLOSED ERRATA
Alias: None
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Classification: Red Hat
Component: man-pages-overrides
Version: 6.5
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
unspecified
low
Target Milestone: rc
: ---
Assignee: Peter Schiffer
QA Contact: Iveta Wiedermann
URL:
Whiteboard:
Depends On:
Blocks: 1023043
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2013-10-17 15:50 UTC by Lukas "krteknet" Novy
Modified: 2014-02-18 23:57 UTC (History)
6 users (show)

Fixed In Version:
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
Clone Of:
Environment:
Last Closed: 2013-11-21 22:59:25 UTC
Target Upstream Version:
Embargoed:


Attachments (Terms of Use)
fixed ssh_config.5 (33.34 KB, application/x-troff-man)
2013-10-18 13:07 UTC, Petr Lautrbach
no flags Details


Links
System ID Private Priority Status Summary Last Updated
Red Hat Product Errata RHBA-2013:1695 0 normal SHIPPED_LIVE man-pages-overrides bug fix and enhancement update 2013-11-20 21:52:14 UTC

Description Lukas "krteknet" Novy 2013-10-17 15:50:33 UTC
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 13:07:35 UTC
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 Program Management 2013-10-24 12:36:12 UTC
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 22:59:25 UTC
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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