Bug 104490 – CAN-2003-0693/5 OpenSSH buffer allocation bug

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Bug 104490 - CAN-2003-0693/5 OpenSSH buffer allocation bug

Summary:	CAN-2003-0693/5 OpenSSH buffer allocation bug

Status:	CLOSED ERRATA

Aliases:	None

Product:	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1
Classification:	Red Hat
Component:	openssh (Show other bugs)
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Version:	2.1
Hardware:	All Linux

Priority	high Severity medium
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Assigned To:	Nalin Dahyabhai
QA Contact:	Brian Brock
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Keywords:	Security

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Reported:	2003-09-16 08:09 EDT by Mark J. Cox
Modified:	2007-11-30 17:06 EST (History)
CC List:	0 users

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Last Closed:	2003-09-17 15:58:32 EDT
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Tracker	ID	Priority	Status	Summary	Last Updated
Red Hat Product Errata	RHSA-2003:280	normal	SHIPPED_LIVE	Critical: openssh security update	2003-09-16 00:00:00 EDT

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Description Mark J. Cox 2003-09-16 08:09:46 EDT

A bug has been found in the buffer code in OpenSSH.  It is not yet clear if this
could be exploited by an attacker but several possible attack vectors are under
evaluation.  A patch from the OpenBSD team is available.

RHSA-2003:280 in progress.

Comment 1 Mark J. Cox 2003-09-16 13:51:34 EDT

An errata has been issued which should help the problem described in this bug report. 
This report is therefore being closed with a resolution of ERRATA. For more information
on the solution and/or where to find the updated files, please follow the link below. You may reopen 
this bug report if the solution does not work for you.

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2003-280.html

Comment 2 Mark J. Cox 2003-09-17 04:02:26 EDT

Reopening bug due to additional issues found in OpenSSH.

I've allocated CAN-2003-0695 to these additional fixes and we're working on
updating our package sets.

Comment 3 Mark J. Cox 2003-09-17 15:58:32 EDT

An errata has been issued which should help the problem described in this bug report. 
This report is therefore being closed with a resolution of ERRATA. For more information
on the solution and/or where to find the updated files, please follow the link below. You may reopen 
this bug report if the solution does not work for you.

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2003-280.html

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