Overview
OpenSSH is an implementation of the Secure Shell protocol. When OpenSSH is configured with the UseLogin directive equal to "yes", an intruder can execute arbitrary code with the privileges of OpenSSH, usually root.
Description
OpenSSH contains a vulnerability that permits an intruder to execute arbitrary code. When the UseLogin directive is enabled, a user can set environment variables that are used by login. An intruder can use this vulnerability to execute commands with the privileges of OpenSSH, usually root. UseLogin is not enabled by default; however, it is a common configuration. The intruder must be able to authenticate to the system using public key authentication. This vulnerability is not related to VU#40327 (https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/40327). |
Impact
An intruder can use this vulnerability to execute commands with the privileges of OpenSSH, usually root. |
Solution
OpenSSH 3.0.2 resolves this vulnerability and is available at ftp://ftp.openbsd.com/pub/OpenBSD/OpenSSH/openssh-3.0.2.tgz. |
We strongly encourage you to review your configuration to determine whether or not UseLogin is enabled. If the use of UseLogin is required at your site, you may wish to temporarily disable access to the SSH service until a patch can be applied. |
Vendor Information
BSDI Affected
Updated: December 10, 2001
Status
Affected
Vendor Statement
The current 3.0.2p1 version of OpenSSH is available for BSD/OS version 4.2 in patch M420-018 and for BSD/OS 4.3 in patch M430-001. Patches are available via ftp from ftp://ftp.bsdi.com/bsdi/patches or via our web site at http://www.bsdi.com/support.
Vendor Information
The vendor has not provided us with any further information regarding this vulnerability.
Addendum
The CERT/CC has no additional comments at this time.
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Caldera Affected
Updated: December 17, 2001
Status
Affected
Vendor Statement
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Caldera International, Inc. Security Advisory
Subject:Linux - Local vulnerability in OpenSSH
Advisory number: CSSA-2001-042.1
Issue date: 2001, December 14
Cross reference:CSSA-2001-042.0
______________________________________________________________________________
1. Problem Description
This is a revised advisory for the 'UseLogin' vulnerability.
The original advisory declared the vulnerability as a remote
vulnerability, which is not the case. The vulnerability requires the
attacker to have a local account, making it a local vulnerability.
The OpenSSH team has reported a vulnerability in the OpenSSH server
that allows local users to obtain root privilege if the server
has the UseLogin option enabled. This option is off by default on
OpenLinux, so a default installation is not vulnerable.
We nevertheless recommend to our customers to upgrade to the fixed
package.
2. Vulnerable Versions
System Package
-----------------------------------------------------------
OpenLinux 2.3 not vulnerable
OpenLinux eServer 2.3.1 All packages previous to
and OpenLinux eBuilder openssh-2.9p2-4
OpenLinux eDesktop 2.4 All packages previous to
openssh-2.9p2-4
OpenLinux Server 3.1 All packages previous to
openssh-2.9p2-4
OpenLinux Workstation 3.1 All packages previous to
openssh-2.9p2-4
3. Solution
Workaround
Make sure that you do not have the UseLogin option enabled.
In /etc/ssh/sshd_config, the UseLogin option should either
be commended out, or should be set to "no".
The proper solution is to upgrade to the latest packages.
4. OpenLinux 2.3
not vulnerable
5. OpenLinux eServer 2.3.1 and OpenLinux eBuilder for ECential 3.0
5.1 Location of Fixed Packages
The upgrade packages can be found on Caldera's FTP site at:
ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/updates/eServer/2.3/current/RPMS
The corresponding source code package can be found at:
ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/updates/eServer/2.3/current/SRPMS
5.2 Verification
4750b4dc110bcdb9a06f275422486d22 RPMS/openssh-2.9p2-4.i386.rpm
2ccef9bbd5c51ac9ee3ea7bdb0cad5e8 RPMS/openssh-askpass-2.9p2-4.i386.rpm
db4931cfa21ef0312ca9f7baaea9d19d RPMS/openssh-server-2.9p2-4.i386.rpm
50511f127c8215bce46d6082aa924aa9 SRPMS/openssh-2.9p2-4.src.rpm
5.3 Installing Fixed Packages
Upgrade the affected packages with the following commands:
rpm -Fvh openssh-2.9p2-4.i386.rpm \
openssh-askpass-2.9p2-4.i386.rpm \
openssh-server-2.9p2-4.i386.rpm
6. OpenLinux eDesktop 2.4
6.1 Location of Fixed Packages
The upgrade packages can be found on Caldera's FTP site at:
ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/updates/eDesktop/2.4/current/RPMS
The corresponding source code package can be found at:
ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/updates/eDesktop/2.4/current/SRPMS
6.2 Verification
67227fa9552a81465786e23b82347b7b RPMS/openssh-2.9p2-4.i386.rpm
80693bc40f533ed757a2cc3aa7ad2dbc RPMS/openssh-askpass-2.9p2-4.i386.rpm
3cbd5f69eb010de1dad17c25b85bcc6f RPMS/openssh-server-2.9p2-4.i386.rpm
50511f127c8215bce46d6082aa924aa9 SRPMS/openssh-2.9p2-4.src.rpm
6.3 Installing Fixed Packages
Upgrade the affected packages with the following commands:
rpm -Fvh openssh-2.9p2-4.i386.rpm \
openssh-askpass-2.9p2-4.i386.rpm \
openssh-server-2.9p2-4.i386.rpm
7. OpenLinux 3.1 Server
7.1 Location of Fixed Packages
The upgrade packages can be found on Caldera's FTP site at:
ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/updates/OpenLinux/3.1/Server/current/RPMS
The corresponding source code package can be found at:
ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/updates/OpenLinux/3.1/Server/current/SRPMS
7.2 Verification
2b214778e58a252b5fa6efda93564ec9 RPMS/openssh-2.9p2-4.i386.rpm
a7cbe46794f3e2ccd9db54844d6500a2 RPMS/openssh-askpass-2.9p2-4.i386.rpm
eb5f164e76adf62b19d8d7ce8bd4e121 RPMS/openssh-server-2.9p2-4.i386.rpm
50511f127c8215bce46d6082aa924aa9 SRPMS/openssh-2.9p2-4.src.rpm
7.3 Installing Fixed Packages
Upgrade the affected packages with the following commands:
rpm -Fvh openssh-2.9p2-4.i386.rpm \
openssh-askpass-2.9p2-4.i386.rpm \
openssh-server-2.9p2-4.i386.rpm
8. OpenLinux 3.1 Workstation
8.1 Location of Fixed Packages
The upgrade packages can be found on Caldera's FTP site at:
ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/updates/OpenLinux/3.1/Workstation/current/RPMS
The corresponding source code package can be found at:
ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/updates/OpenLinux/3.1/Workstation/current/SRPMS
8.2 Verification
2b214778e58a252b5fa6efda93564ec9 RPMS/openssh-2.9p2-4.i386.rpm
a7cbe46794f3e2ccd9db54844d6500a2 RPMS/openssh-askpass-2.9p2-4.i386.rpm
eb5f164e76adf62b19d8d7ce8bd4e121 RPMS/openssh-server-2.9p2-4.i386.rpm
50511f127c8215bce46d6082aa924aa9 SRPMS/openssh-2.9p2-4.src.rpm
8.3 Installing Fixed Packages
Upgrade the affected packages with the following commands:
rpm -Fvh openssh-2.9p2-4.i386.rpm \
openssh-askpass-2.9p2-4.i386.rpm \
openssh-server-2.9p2-4.i386.rpm
9. References
This and other Caldera security resources are located at:
http://www.caldera.com/support/security/index.html
This security fix closes Caldera's internal Problem Report 11153.
10. Disclaimer
Caldera International, Inc. is not responsible for the misuse of
any of the information we provide on this website and/or through our
security advisories. Our advisories are a service to our customers
intended to promote secure installation and use of Caldera OpenLinux.
11. Acknowledgements
Caldera wishes to thank Markus Friedl of the OpenSSH team for notifying
vendor-sec.
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Vendor Information
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Debian Affected
Updated: December 05, 2001
Status
Affected
Vendor Statement
We have not received a statement from the vendor.
Vendor Information
The vendor has not provided us with any further information regarding this vulnerability.
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FreeBSD Affected
Updated: December 07, 2001
Status
Affected
Vendor Statement
ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-01:63.openssh.asc
Vendor Information
The vendor has not provided us with any further information regarding this vulnerability.
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IBM Affected
Updated: December 04, 2001
Status
Affected
Vendor Statement
IBM makes available OpenSSH for AIX customers as a software package under the AIX-Linux Affinity initiative. This package is included on the AIX Toolbox for Linux Applications CD, and can be downloaded via the IBM Linux Affinity website. The currently available version of OpenSSH is susceptible to the vulnerability described here. We will update our OpenSSH offering soon to a version that is not vulnerable; this update will be made available for downloading by accessing this URL:
http://www6.software.ibm.com/dl/aixtbx/aixtbx-p
and following the instructions presented there.
Please note that OpenSSH, and all Linux Affinity software, is offered on an "as-is" basis. IBM does not own the source code for this software, nor has it developed and fully tested this code. IBM does not support these software packages.
Customers may wish to obtain and install a non-vulnerable version of OpenSSH (ver. 3.0.2) from other sites, pending the posting of our updated version. However, other sites may not offer recompiled
packages for AIX, making necessary the customer having to build the binaries.
Vendor Information
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MandrakeSoft Affected
Updated: December 14, 2001
Status
Affected
Vendor Statement
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Mandrake Linux Security Update Advisory
________________________________________________________________________
Package name: openssh
Date: December 13th, 2001
Advisory ID: MDKSA-2001:092
Affected versions: 7.1, 7.2, 8.0, 8.1, Corporate Server 1.0.1,
Single Network Firewall 7.2
________________________________________________________________________
Problem Description:
The new OpenSSH 3.0.2 fixes a vulnerability in the UseLogin option.
By default, Mandrake Linux does not enable UseLogin, but if the
administrator enables it, local users are able to pass environment
variables to the login process. This update also fixes a security
hole in the KerberosV support that is present in versions 2.9.9 and
3.0.0.
________________________________________________________________________
References:
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/157447
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3614
________________________________________________________________________
Please verify the update prior to upgrading to ensure the integrity of
the downloaded package. You can do this with the command:
rpm --checksig package.rpm
You can get the GPG public key of the Mandrake Linux Security Team at:
https://www.mandrakesecure.net/RPM-GPG-KEYS
If you use MandrakeUpdate, the verification of md5 checksum and GPG
signature is performed automatically for you.
Linux-Mandrake 7.1:
e0079727f3b224c0117abb67d7612ff5 7.1/RPMS/openssh-3.0.2p1-1.4mdk.i586.rpm
3ef16734c76cc748fa4c4c8bffdf590a 7.1/RPMS/openssh-askpass-3.0.2p1-1.4mdk.i586.rpm
7fe525cf07d54c08a27e68d427aed54e 7.1/RPMS/openssh-askpass-gnome-3.0.2p1-1.4mdk.i586.rpm
a9af9ccb91c68494ec5b2b77c8cf73f1 7.1/RPMS/openssh-clients-3.0.2p1-1.4mdk.i586.rpm
d0361bbc9055f065f0b3f0811f41bbbc 7.1/RPMS/openssh-server-3.0.2p1-1.4mdk.i586.rpm
414df2648031fc5d54500033788841a2 7.1/SRPMS/openssh-3.0.2p1-1.4mdk.src.rpm
Linux-Mandrake 7.2:
1b285e4e13afc20c45c3aefe21b670de 7.2/RPMS/openssh-3.0.2p1-1.3mdk.i586.rpm
30163d91b9a1cb2e5bb45eaa33a49e82 7.2/RPMS/openssh-askpass-3.0.2p1-1.3mdk.i586.rpm
5f69e40f1b55c27ae886163f11cef22e 7.2/RPMS/openssh-askpass-gnome-3.0.2p1-1.3mdk.i586.rpm
8071c22fa390f71d04a006b999bec9ea 7.2/RPMS/openssh-clients-3.0.2p1-1.3mdk.i586.rpm
dca2792c25c578c90609aa4354c93446 7.2/RPMS/openssh-server-3.0.2p1-1.3mdk.i586.rpm
f5322a10004f01ff3e980665b06b0c2c 7.2/SRPMS/openssh-3.0.2p1-1.3mdk.src.rpm
Mandrake Linux 8.0:
92583a96e61c68e584ecca0a99fea49a 8.0/RPMS/openssh-3.0.2p1-1.2mdk.i586.rpm
e5a08d157ddacb87ad5dd33a86cdfacc 8.0/RPMS/openssh-askpass-3.0.2p1-1.2mdk.i586.rpm
7c762c77e164e801f69120bdc64dd9c6 8.0/RPMS/openssh-askpass-gnome-3.0.2p1-1.2mdk.i586.rpm
94d89e26bf4c06b51a1690f84e3a22c9 8.0/RPMS/openssh-clients-3.0.2p1-1.2mdk.i586.rpm
dd003cb8c830834042639a02e873e0cd 8.0/RPMS/openssh-server-3.0.2p1-1.2mdk.i586.rpm
e7a00228e5ce33f4fa2fdb3ae81b6193 8.0/SRPMS/openssh-3.0.2p1-1.2mdk.src.rpm
Mandrake Linux 8.0 (PPC):
21cd5bdb543a85107ac8053ee61ce53d ppc/8.0/RPMS/openssh-3.0.2p1-1.2mdk.ppc.rpm
23d6f681b9d35f447dd22a7ce5d7379c ppc/8.0/RPMS/openssh-askpass-3.0.2p1-1.2mdk.ppc.rpm
9783d529166d906ec756720a93931397 ppc/8.0/RPMS/openssh-askpass-gnome-3.0.2p1-1.2mdk.ppc.rpm
6df6e5e55ae389cd67a9396fa24051bd ppc/8.0/RPMS/openssh-clients-3.0.2p1-1.2mdk.ppc.rpm
51cc4e399b4d34a4b2362567e50d3af8 ppc/8.0/RPMS/openssh-server-3.0.2p1-1.2mdk.ppc.rpm
e7a00228e5ce33f4fa2fdb3ae81b6193 ppc/8.0/SRPMS/openssh-3.0.2p1-1.2mdk.src.rpm
Mandrake Linux 8.1:
03c865f75376983ee5cf916b97f247a0 8.1/RPMS/openssh-3.0.2p1-1.1mdk.i586.rpm
7e6f0f843162b01dcdcf8fb6879d7b3a 8.1/RPMS/openssh-askpass-3.0.2p1-1.1mdk.i586.rpm
d5d324cb252c797c842120a4beaf6999 8.1/RPMS/openssh-askpass-gnome-3.0.2p1-1.1mdk.i586.rpm
82249844e9403fb9b5167ef2206f92fa 8.1/RPMS/openssh-clients-3.0.2p1-1.1mdk.i586.rpm
565c208ce7a45c95b0f5603041cf81de 8.1/RPMS/openssh-server-3.0.2p1-1.1mdk.i586.rpm
b53afe42d601722309c32b2703ce17cc 8.1/SRPMS/openssh-3.0.2p1-1.1mdk.src.rpm
Mandrake Linux 8.1 (IA64):
a8412c4261d801342c0f2f8d03ebc9f1 ia64/8.1/RPMS/openssh-3.0.2p1-1.1mdk.ia64.rpm
3d950bcee8d4feb5be3610ca69a51017 ia64/8.1/RPMS/openssh-askpass-3.0.2p1-1.1mdk.ia64.rpm
15aafe7d7b1e99733744d75c34936650 ia64/8.1/RPMS/openssh-askpass-gnome-3.0.2p1-1.1mdk.ia64.rpm
8e40f604a20f5e190b6bfdef2802f31a ia64/8.1/RPMS/openssh-clients-3.0.2p1-1.1mdk.ia64.rpm
8f7e2ae1299279f68b6e490900511dd4 ia64/8.1/RPMS/openssh-server-3.0.2p1-1.1mdk.ia64.rpm
b53afe42d601722309c32b2703ce17cc ia64/8.1/SRPMS/openssh-3.0.2p1-1.1mdk.src.rpm
Corporate Server 1.0.1:
e0079727f3b224c0117abb67d7612ff5 1.0.1/RPMS/openssh-3.0.2p1-1.4mdk.i586.rpm
3ef16734c76cc748fa4c4c8bffdf590a 1.0.1/RPMS/openssh-askpass-3.0.2p1-1.4mdk.i586.rpm
7fe525cf07d54c08a27e68d427aed54e 1.0.1/RPMS/openssh-askpass-gnome-3.0.2p1-1.4mdk.i586.rpm
a9af9ccb91c68494ec5b2b77c8cf73f1 1.0.1/RPMS/openssh-clients-3.0.2p1-1.4mdk.i586.rpm
d0361bbc9055f065f0b3f0811f41bbbc 1.0.1/RPMS/openssh-server-3.0.2p1-1.4mdk.i586.rpm
414df2648031fc5d54500033788841a2 1.0.1/SRPMS/openssh-3.0.2p1-1.4mdk.src.rpm
Single Network Firewall 7.2:
1b285e4e13afc20c45c3aefe21b670de snf7.2/RPMS/openssh-3.0.2p1-1.3mdk.i586.rpm
30163d91b9a1cb2e5bb45eaa33a49e82 snf7.2/RPMS/openssh-askpass-3.0.2p1-1.3mdk.i586.rpm
5f69e40f1b55c27ae886163f11cef22e snf7.2/RPMS/openssh-askpass-gnome-3.0.2p1-1.3mdk.i586.rpm
8071c22fa390f71d04a006b999bec9ea snf7.2/RPMS/openssh-clients-3.0.2p1-1.3mdk.i586.rpm
dca2792c25c578c90609aa4354c93446 snf7.2/RPMS/openssh-server-3.0.2p1-1.3mdk.i586.rpm
f5322a10004f01ff3e980665b06b0c2c snf7.2/SRPMS/openssh-3.0.2p1-1.3mdk.src.rpm
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Bug IDs fixed (see https://qa.mandrakesoft.com for more information):
________________________________________________________________________
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released updates
relevant to your system have been applied. To upgrade automatically,
use MandrakeUpdate.
If you want to upgrade manually, download the updated package from one
of our FTP server mirrors and upgrade with "rpm -Fvh *.rpm".
You can download the updates directly from one of the mirror sites
listed at:
http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/ftp.php3.
Updated packages are available in the "updates/[ver]/RPMS/" directory.
For example, if you are looking for an updated RPM package for
Mandrake Linux 8.1, look for it in "updates/8.1/RPMS/". Updated source
RPMs are available as well, but you generally do not need to download
them.
Please be aware that sometimes it takes the mirrors a few hours to
update.
You can view other security advisories for Mandrake Linux at:
http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/
If you want to report vulnerabilities, please contact
security@linux-mandrake.com
________________________________________________________________________
Mandrake Linux has several security-related mailing list services that
anyone can subscribe to. Information on these lists can be obtained by
visiting:
http://www.mandrakesecure.net/en/mlist.php
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Type Bits/KeyID Date User ID
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Vendor Information
The vendor has not provided us with any further information regarding this vulnerability.
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OpenBSD Affected
Updated: December 04, 2001
Status
Affected
Vendor Statement
http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=openssh-unix-dev&m=100747128105913&w=2
Vendor Information
The vendor has not provided us with any further information regarding this vulnerability.
Addendum
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OpenSSH Affected
Updated: December 04, 2001
Status
Affected
Vendor Statement
http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=openssh-unix-dev&m=100747128105913&w=2
Vendor Information
The vendor has not provided us with any further information regarding this vulnerability.
Addendum
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Red Hat Affected
Updated: December 13, 2001
Status
Affected
Vendor Statement
Versions of Red Hat Linux prior to 7 did not ship OpenSSH. Users of Red Hat Linux 7, 7.1 and 7.2 should apply the updated OpenSSH packages or use the Red Hat Network to upgrade their systems
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-161.html
Vendor Information
The vendor has not provided us with any further information regarding this vulnerability.
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SuSE Affected
Updated: December 07, 2001
Status
Affected
Vendor Statement
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
______________________________________________________________________________
SuSE Security Announcement
Package: openssh
Announcement-ID: SuSE-SA:2001:045
Date: Thursday, Dec 6th 2001 21:30 MET
Affected SuSE versions: 6.4, 7.0, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3
Vulnerability Type: local privilege escalation
Severity (1-10): 5
SuSE default package: yes
Other affected systems: systems running openssh
Content of this advisory:
1) security vulnerability resolved: openssh
problem description, discussion, solution and upgrade information
2) pending vulnerabilities, solutions, workarounds
3) standard appendix (further information)
______________________________________________________________________________
1) Re-release of SuSE Security Announcement SuSE-SA:2001:044, brief history,
Clarification, new problem fixed, upgrade information.
This is a re-release of the SuSE Security Announcement SuSE-SA:2001:044,
adding another bugfix for the openssh package as well as more detailed
information about the vulnerabilities to prevent misunderstandings.
The currently supported SuSE distributions 6.4 and newer come with two
implementations of the secure shell protocol: The package names are
"ssh" and "openssh".
Brief history:
In 1998, a vulnerability of the secure shell protocol in version 1 has
been discovered and named "crc32 compensation attack". The vulnerability
allows an attacker to insert arbitrary sequences into the ssh-1 protocol
layer. At that time, an added patch fixed the problem in the ssh
implementation (visible in the client-side verbose output of the ssh
command (-v): "Installing crc compensation attack detector.").
In early 2001, Michal Zalewski discovered that the widely used patch
was defective and opened another security hole which is being actively
exploited today. SuSE Security announcement SuSE-SA:2001:004, published
February 16th 2001, available at *[1], addresses this defective patch,
among other issues.
Clarification/Apology:
Our last openssh security announcement SuSE-SA:2001:044 (*[3]) may falsely
lead to assume that the openssh-2.9.9p2 update packages on our ftp
server fix the vulnerabilities known as crc32 compensation attack.
This is incorrect since the openssh-2.3.0 packages released with SuSE
Security announcement SuSE-SA:2000:047 in November 2000, available at
*[2], already fixed the mentioned (among other) problems. The release
of the openssh-2.9.9p2 update packages obsoletes the openssh-2.3.0 update
packages.
We explicitly regret the used wording and apologize to the openssh
development team, in particular Markus Friedl and Theo De Raadt, and
thank them for their excellent work on the project.
Scanning utilities that can be found on the internet connect to port 22
of a server and read the version string. It should be noted that the bare
knowlege of the secure shell protocol version string does not allow to
determine whether a running secure shell daemon is actually vulnerable
to the defective fix for the crc32 compensation attack.
SuSE security receive dozens of requests about statements if the daemons
in use are vulnerable or not. Please see reference *[1].
New problem fixed:
This re-release of SuSE Security Announcement SuSE-SA:2001:044 (please
see reference *[3] below) adds another patch to the openssh-2.9.9p2
packages: A bug allows a local attacker on the server to specify
environment variables that can influence the login process if the
"UseLogin" configuration option on the server side is set to "yes".
If exploited, the local attacker on the secure shell server can execute
arbitrary commands as root.
In the default configuration of the package, the UseLogin option is set
to "no", which means that the administrator of the server must have set
the option to "yes" manually before the bug can be exploited.
Users who upgraded their SuSE openssh package before December 6th 2001
should upgrade their package again. Use the command "rpm -q openssh"
to see which version/release of the package you have installed, and
compare this version with the one as listed below.
Upgrade information:
You can find out which implementation of the ssh protocol you are using
with the command "rpm -qf /usr/bin/ssh".
If you use the ssh-1.2.* package, please read Reference *[1].
If you use the openssh-* package, please download the rpm package for
your distribution from the URL list below, verify its integrity using
the methods as described in section 3) of this security announcement
and install the package using the command
rpm -Uhv file.rpm
where file.rpm is the filename of the package that you have downloaded.
References:
*[1]: http://www.suse.de/de/support/security/adv004_ssh.txt
*[2]: http://www.suse.de/de/support/security/2000_047_openssh_txt.txt
*[3]: http://www.suse.de/de/support/security/2001_044_openssh_txt.txt
SPECIAL INSTALL INSTRUCTIONS:
The sshd secure shell daemon on the server side has to be restarted for
the new package to become active. If you are logged on on the console,
the simple command "rcsshd restart" should do this for you.
If you are logged on via secure shell, you should make sure that you
do not terminate the connections that are established through the running
secure shell daemon/its children. In this case, kill the daemon after
package installation using the command
kill -TERM `cat /var/run/sshd.pid`
and then restart the daemon with the command
/usr/sbin/sshd
as root.
Then, verify that the login procedure works as before. One of the main
changes in the new openssh package is that the file
being used. The file
The two configuration files /etc/ssh/sshd_config (server side) and
/etc/ssh/ssh_config (client side) contained in the openssh package
do not get overwritten upon installation or upgrade, if you have changed
them manually. Instead, the new configuration files are written with a
.rpmnew suffix. The defaults as provided in the SuSE package make an
effort to establish both convenience as well as security.
NOTE: Packages for SuSE Linux distributions 7.0 and older containing
cryptographic software are located on our German ftp server ftp.suse.de
for legal reasons. Packages for all other distributions (7.1 and newer)
can be found at their regular path at ftp.suse.com.
i386 Intel Platform:
SuSE-7.3
ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/i386/update/7.3/sec1/openssh-2.9.9p2-74.i386.rpm
f3d60cce6d62dbf79c36a849811c19d7
source rpm:
ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/i386/update/7.3/zq1/openssh-2.9.9p2-74.src.rpm
4246e40b1e5a7b4456f2bb4c05177126
SuSE-7.2
ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/i386/update/7.2/sec1/openssh-2.9.9p2-74.i386.rpm
3764a15b17b0823c6fa2e8e4aee5af69
source rpm:
ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/i386/update/7.2/zq1/openssh-2.9.9p2-74.src.rpm
e9cccadf767cb80e3c588266d6886153
SuSE-7.1
ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/i386/update/7.1/sec1/openssh-2.9.9p2-73.i386.rpm
4dbcdb2a544cadd36749baea890bc38e
source rpm:
ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/i386/update/7.1/zq1/openssh-2.9.9p2-73.src.rpm
04400597a1b9526bc78344e8e523fa40
SuSE-7.0
ftp://ftp.suse.de/pub/suse/i386/update/7.0/sec1/openssh-2.9.9p2-73.i386.rpm
29dcc882bf30cbe88c94b07bb84e7216
source rpm:
ftp://ftp.suse.de/pub/suse/i386/update/7.0/zq1/openssh-2.9.9p2-73.src.rpm
b852431e4711d7f45a8bd180532325b0
SuSE-6.4
ftp://ftp.suse.de/pub/suse/i386/update/6.4/sec1/openssh-2.9.9p2-73.i386.rpm
8cfe1e9d2dd964851acb42e1e13311b9
source rpm:
ftp://ftp.suse.de/pub/suse/i386/update/6.4/zq1/openssh-2.9.9p2-73.src.rpm
a3686e39258d03c99fc2ba3573325c2a
Sparc Platform:
SuSE-7.3
ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/sparc/update/7.3/sec1/openssh-2.9.9p2-24.sparc.rpm
32d3a1c735d2c27cb580fedeeed3a135
source rpm:
ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/sparc/update/7.3/zq1/openssh-2.9.9p2-24.src.rpm
82540b2297b2d03d45118b3c23a72bf8
SuSE-7.1
The update packages for the SuSE Linux 7.1 Sparc distributions are not
available yet. The package can soon be found at
ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/sparc/update/7.1/sec1/openssh.rpm
SuSE-7.0
ftp://ftp.suse.de/pub/suse/sparc/update/7.0/sec1/openssh-2.9.9p2-24.sparc.rpm
638891762f09e01b83e9c39c184ce9ea
source rpm:
ftp://ftp.suse.de/pub/suse/sparc/update/7.0/zq1/openssh-2.9.9p2-24.src.rpm
ad3520ad8907c585f84facb742fc03bf
AXP Alpha Platform:
SuSE-7.1
ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/axp/update/7.1/sec1/openssh-2.9.9p2-26.alpha.rpm
04e815054c9bc3a1b0a1ddda8c6e2d10
source rpm:
ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/axp/update/7.1/zq1/openssh-2.9.9p2-26.src.rpm
32c39e29517fc8269f252f7cc6f18bce
The update packages for the SuSE Linux AXP/Alpha distributions before
SuSE-7.1 are not available on our ftp server yet. These packages can be
found at the usual location in the update paths on ftp.suse.de.
PPC Power PC Platform:
SuSE-7.3
ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/ppc/update/7.3/sec1/openssh-2.9.9p2-49.ppc.rpm
4b056c828675898bf482e9ecb4f91a0b
source rpm:
ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/ppc/update/7.3/zq1/openssh-2.9.9p2-49.src.rpm
e10ed49e7319c244caf324a64f16c738
SuSE-7.1
ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/ppc/update/7.1/sec1/openssh-2.9.9p2-49.ppc.rpm
163126a80ff0167b34c041348ef5c3c4
source rpm:
ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/ppc/update/7.1/zq1/openssh-2.9.9p2-49.src.rpm
948862c53dc62e921b03766c986a4de2
SuSE-7.0
ftp://ftp.suse.de/pub/suse/ppc/update/7.0/sec1/openssh-2.9.9p2-48.ppc.rpm
aff3785ac9670daa0e06445ad9b5a2b9
source rpm:
ftp://ftp.suse.de/pub/suse/ppc/update/7.0/zq1/openssh-2.9.9p2-48.src.rpm
ccfb132470cb61b52688fc12f1352b12
SuSE-6.4
ftp://ftp.suse.de/pub/suse/ppc/update/6.4/sec1/openssh-2.9.9p2-48.ppc.rpm
ae20b7379474735126636aed05f6eeee
source rpm:
ftp://ftp.suse.de/pub/suse/ppc/update/6.4/zq1/openssh-2.9.9p2-48.src.rpm
2351d7667c02a1ad33e21bd39196cf0a
______________________________________________________________________________
2) Pending vulnerabilities in SuSE Distributions and Workarounds:
- We are currently testing kernel update packages for the recently
found local security flaw in the ELF binary loader in the Linux
kernel of all v2.4 versions and expect to be able to announce these
update rpm packages soon with a re-release of our kernel security
announcement.
______________________________________________________________________________
3) standard appendix: authenticity verification, additional information
- Package authenticity verification:
SuSE update packages are available on many mirror ftp servers all over
the world. While this service is being considered valuable and important
to the free and open source software community, many users wish to be
sure about the origin of the package and its content before installing
the package. There are two verification methods that can be used
independently from each other to prove the authenticity of a downloaded
file or rpm package:
1) md5sums as provided in the (cryptographically signed) announcement.
2) using the internal gpg signatures of the rpm package.
1) execute the command
md5sum <name-of-the-file.rpm>
after you downloaded the file from a SuSE ftp server or its mirrors.
Then, compare the resulting md5sum with the one that is listed in the
announcement. Since the announcement containing the checksums is
cryptographically signed (usually using the key security@suse.de),
the checksums show proof of the authenticity of the package.
We disrecommend to subscribe to security lists which cause the
email message containing the announcement to be modified so that
the signature does not match after transport through the mailing
list software.
Downsides: You must be able to verify the authenticity of the
announcement in the first place. If RPM packages are being rebuilt
and a new version of a package is published on the ftp server, all
md5 sums for the files are useless.
2) rpm package signatures provide an easy way to verify the authenticity
of an rpm package. Use the command
rpm -v --checksig <file.rpm>
to verify the signature of the package, where <file.rpm> is the
filename of the rpm package that you have downloaded. Of course,
package authenticity verification can only target an uninstalled rpm
package file.
Prerequisites:
a) gpg is installed
b) The package is signed using a certain key. The public part of this
key must be installed by the gpg program in the directory
~/.gnupg/ under the user's home directory who performs the
signature verification (usually root). You can import the key
that is used by SuSE in rpm packages for SuSE Linux by saving
this announcement to a file ("announcement.txt") and
running the command (do "su -" to be root):
gpg --batch; gpg < announcement.txt | gpg --import
SuSE Linux distributions version 7.1 and thereafter install the
key "build@suse.de" upon installation or upgrade, provided that
the package gpg is installed. The file containing the public key
is placed at the toplevel directory of the first CD (pubring.gpg)
and at ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/pubring.gpg-build.suse.de .
- SuSE runs two security mailing lists to which any interested party may
subscribe:
suse-security@suse.com
- general/linux/SuSE security discussion.
All SuSE security announcements are sent to this list.
To subscribe, send an email to
<suse-security-subscribe@suse.com>.
suse-security-announce@suse.com
- SuSE's announce-only mailing list.
Only SuSE's security annoucements are sent to this list.
To subscribe, send an email to
<suse-security-announce-subscribe@suse.com>.
For general information or the frequently asked questions (faq)
send mail to:
<suse-security-info@suse.com> or
<suse-security-faq@suse.com> respectively.
=====================================================================
SuSE's security contact is <security@suse.com> or <security@suse.de>.
The <security@suse.de> public key is listed below.
=====================================================================
______________________________________________________________________________
The information in this advisory may be distributed or reproduced,
provided that the advisory is not modified in any way. In particular,
it is desired that the cleartext signature shows proof of the
authenticity of the text.
SuSE GmbH makes no warranties of any kind whatsoever with respect
to the information contained in this security advisory.
Type Bits/KeyID Date User ID
pub 2048R/3D25D3D9 1999-03-06 SuSE Security Team <security@suse.de>
pub 1024D/9C800ACA 2000-10-19 SuSE Package Signing Key <build@suse.de>
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Vendor Information
The vendor has not provided us with any further information regarding this vulnerability.
Addendum
The CERT/CC has no additional comments at this time.
If you have feedback, comments, or additional information about this vulnerability, please send us email.
Trustix Affected
Updated: December 21, 2001
Status
Affected
Vendor Statement
http://www.trustix.net/errata/misc/2001/TSL-2001-0035-openssh.asc.txt
Vendor Information
The vendor has not provided us with any further information regarding this vulnerability.
Addendum
The CERT/CC has no additional comments at this time.
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F-Secure Not Affected
Updated: December 11, 2001
Status
Not Affected
Vendor Statement
The F-Secure SSH versions 2.x - 3.x doesn't have UseLogin option, nor any means to use 'login' to perform user session setup. Since environmental variables are set only after we're running on user uid, we don't see other exploits of this sort either. Furthermore, administrator is able to control which environmental variables the client is able to set in ssh daemon config file.
The F-Secure SSH 1.x versions don't provide means for the client to set environmental variables on the server. Also, while a valid user is able to set environmental variables on the server via pubkey authentication options, these are actually not set in case of 'UseLogin' and use of 'login' to handle user logon.
Vendor Information
The vendor has not provided us with any further information regarding this vulnerability.
Addendum
The CERT/CC has no additional comments at this time.
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Fujitsu Not Affected
Updated: December 11, 2001
Status
Not Affected
Vendor Statement
Fujitsu's UXP/V operating system is not affected by the SSH security vulnerabilities because it does not support the SSH package.
Vendor Information
The vendor has not provided us with any further information regarding this vulnerability.
Addendum
The CERT/CC has no additional comments at this time.
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Hewlett Packard Not Affected
Updated: December 13, 2001
Status
Not Affected
Vendor Statement
HP Support Information Digests
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o IT Resource Center World Wide Web Service
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Then select Support Information Digests (located under
Maintenance and Support). You may then unsubscribe from the
appropriate digest.
===============================================================================
Digest Name: daily security bulletins digest
Created: Wed Dec 12 3:00:03 PST 2001
Table of Contents:
Document ID Title
--------------- -----------
HPSBUX0112-177 Sec. Vulnerability in OV NNM
HPSBTL0112-004 Sec. Vulnerability in Tomcat 3.2.1
HPSBTL0112-006 Security vulnerability in Red Hat Korean Installation
HPSBTL0112-005 Security vulnerability in OpenSSH
The documents are listed below.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Document ID: HPSBUX0112-177
Date Loaded: 20011211
Title: Sec. Vulnerability in OV NNM
--------------------------------------------------------------------
HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY SECURITY BULLETIN: #0177,
Originally issued: 11 December 2001
--------------------------------------------------------------------
The information in the following Security Bulletin should be acted
upon as soon as possible. Hewlett-Packard Company will not be
liable for any consequences to any customer resulting from customer's
failure to fully implement instructions in this Security Bulletin as
soon as possible.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
PROBLEM: It is possible to gain unauthorized privileges using an
application in OpenView Network Node Manager
PLATFORM: HP9000 Servers running HP-UX releases 10.20, 11.00 and
11.11; Sun Microsystems SOLARIS releases 2.X.
DAMAGE: A malicious user may obtain unauthorized privileges under
certain conditions.
SOLUTION: Apply one of these patches:
HP-UX 11.00/11.11 HP-UX 10.20 SOLARIS 2.X
NNM6.2 PHSS_24843 PHSS_24842 PSOV_02993
NNM6.1 PHSS_24798 PHSS_24797 PSOV_02988
NNM5.01 PHSS_24946 PSOV_02997
MANUAL ACTIONS: None.
AVAILABILITY: These patches are Special Release patches and are
available only from:
http://support.openview.hp.com/cpe/patches/
They are not available from the ITRC.
------------------------------------------------------------------
A. Background
Hewlett-Packard Company has been notified of a vulnerability
in its OpenView Network Node Manager. It is possible to gain
unauthorized privileges.
B. Fixing the problem
The problem is fixed in the following patches:
HP-UX 11.00/11.11 HP-UX 10.20 SOLARIS 2.X
NNM6.2 PHSS_24843 PHSS_24842 PSOV_02993
NNM6.1 PHSS_24798 PHSS_24797 PSOV_02988
NNM5.01 PHSS_24946 PSOV_02997
or a superseding patch.
C. Recommended solution
Apply one of the patches mentioned above. To get the
patches use the browser to visit the site
http://support.openview.hp.com/cpe/patches/
Select "Network Node Manager" product and search for one
of the patch numbers above. This will direct you to the
latest superseding patch.
D. To subscribe to automatically receive future NEW HP Security
Bulletins from the HP IT Resource Center via electronic
mail, do the following:
Use your browser to get to the HP IT Resource Center page
at:
http://itrc.hp.com
Use the 'Login' tab at the left side of the screen to login
using your ID and password. Use your existing login or the
"Register" button at the left to create a login, in order to
gain access to many areas of the ITRC. Remember to save the
User ID assigned to you, and your password.
In the left most frame select "Maintenance and Support".
Under the "Notifications" section (near the bottom of
the page), select "Support Information Digests".
To -subscribe- to future HP Security Bulletins or other
Technical Digests, click the check box (in the left column)
for the appropriate digest and then click the "Update
Subscriptions" button at the bottom of the page.
or
To -review- bulletins already released, select the link
(in the middle column) for the appropriate digest.
To -gain access- to the Security Patch Matrix, select
the link for "The Security Bulletins Archive". (near the
bottom of the page) Once in the archive the third link is
to the current Security Patch Matrix. Updated daily, this
matrix categorizes security patches by platform/OS release,
and by bulletin topic. Security Patch Check completely
automates the process of reviewing the patch matrix for
11.XX systems.
For information on the Security Patch Check tool, see:
http://www.software.hp.com/cgi-bin/swdepot_parser.cgi/cgi/
displayProductInfo.pl?productNumber=B6834AA"
The security patch matrix is also available via anonymous
ftp:
ftp.itrc.hp.com:~ftp/export/patches/hp-ux_patch_matrix
On the "Support Information Digest Main" page:
click on the "HP Security Bulletin Archive".
E. To report new security vulnerabilities, send email to:
security-alert@hp.com
Please encrypt any exploit information using the
security-alert PGP key, available from your local key
server, or by sending a message with a -subject- (not body)
of 'get key' (no quotes) to security-alert@hp.com.
Permission is granted for copying and circulating this
Bulletin to Hewlett-Packard (HP) customers (or the Internet
community) for the purpose of alerting them to problems,
if and only if, the Bulletin is not edited or changed in
any way, is attributed to HP, and provided such reproduction
and/or distribution is performed for non-commercial purposes.
Any other use of this information is prohibited. HP is not
liable for any misuse of this information by any third party.
________________________________________________________________
-----End of Document ID: HPSBUX0112-177--------------------------------------
Document ID: HPSBTL0112-004
Date Loaded: 20011211
Title: Sec. Vulnerability in Tomcat 3.2.1
TEXT
---------------------------------------------------------------
HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY SECURITY BULLETIN: #004
Originally issued: 12 December '01
---------------------------------------------------------------
The information in the following Security Bulletin should be acted
upon as soon as possible. Hewlett-Packard Company will not be
liable for any consequences to any customer resulting from customer's
failure to fully implement instructions in this Security Bulletin as
soon as possible.
---------------------------------------------------------------
PROBLEM: Security Vulnerability in Tomcat 3.2.1.
PLATFORM: Any system running HP Secure OS software for Linux Release 1.0
DAMAGE: Potential unauthorized access to servlet resources
SOLUTION: Apply the appropriate patch (see section B below).
MANUAL ACTIONS: None
AVAILABILITY: The patch is available now.
---------------------------------------------------------------
A. Background
HP Secure OS software for Linux Release 1.0 was released
with the 3.2.1 version of Tomcat. Since then,
Tomcat 3.2.4 has been released to correct a number of
security related problems.
B. Fixing the problem
Apply patch HPTL_00010.
The patch is available as follows: -
Use your browser to access the HP IT Resource Center page
at:
http://itrc.hp.com
Use the 'Login' tab at the left side of the screen to login
using your ID and password. Use your existing login or the
"Register" button at the left to create a login. Remember to save the
User ID assigned to you, and your password. This login provides
access to many useful areas of the ITRC.
Under the "Maintenance and Support" section, select "Individual Patches".
In the field at the bottom of the page labeled "retrieve a specific patch
by entering the patch name", enter HPTL_00010.
For instructions on installing the patch, please see the install text file
included in the patch.
NOTE:
Please see the install text file in the patch bundle for more details.
C. To subscribe to automatically receive future NEW HP Security
Bulletins from the HP IT Resource Center via electronic
mail, do the following:
Use your browser to access to the HP IT Resource Center page
at:
http://itrc.hp.com
Use the 'Login' tab at the left side of the screen to login
using your ID and password. Use your existing login or the
"Register" button at the left to create a login. Remember to
save the User ID assigned to you, and your password. This
login provides access to many useful areas of the ITRC.
In the leftmost frame select "Maintenance and Support".
Under the "Notifications" section (near the bottom of
the page), select "Support Information Digests".
To -subscribe- to future HP Security Bulletins or other
Technical Digests, click the check box (in the left column)
for the appropriate digest and then click the "Update
Subscriptions" button at the bottom of the page.
or
To -review- bulletins already released, select the link
(in the middle column) for the appropriate digest.
D. To report new security vulnerabilities, send email to
security-alert@hp.com
Please encrypt any exploit information using the
security-alert PGP key, available from your local key
server. You may also get the security-alert PGP key by
sending a message with a -subject- (not body) of
'get key' (no quotes) to security-alert@hp.com.
Permission is granted for copying and circulating this
Bulletin to Hewlett-Packard (HP) customers (or the Internet
community) for the purpose of alerting them to problems,
if and only if, the Bulletin is not edited or changed in
any way, is attributed to HP, and provided such reproduction
and/or distribution is performed for non-commercial purposes.
Any other use of this information is prohibited. HP is not
liable for any misuse of this information by any third party.
---------------------------------------------------------------
-----End of Document ID: HPSBTL0112-004--------------------------------------
Document ID: HPSBTL0112-006
Date Loaded: 20011211
Title: Security vulnerability in Red Hat Korean Installation
TEXT
---------------------------------------------------------------
HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY SECURITY ADVISORY: #006
Originally issued: 12 December '01
---------------------------------------------------------------
The information in the following Security Advisory should be acted
upon as soon as possible. Hewlett-Packard Company will not be
liable for any consequences to any customer resulting from the
customer's failure to fully implement instructions in this Security
Advisory as soon as possible.
---------------------------------------------------------------
PROBLEM: Security vulnerability in Red Hat Korean Installation.
PLATFORM: Any system running HP Secure OS software for Linux Release 1.0
DAMAGE: Incorrect permissions are assigned to files.
SOLUTION: None
MANUAL ACTIONS: None
AVAILABILITY: Not applicable
---------------------------------------------------------------
A. Background
The Red Hat 7.1 Korean installation creates some files with
incorrect permissions.
B. Fixing the problem
There is no applicable fix available for this problem.
Hewlett-Packard Company does not support a Korean version of
HP Secure OS Software for Linux Release 1.0
C. To subscribe to automatically receive future NEW HP Security
Bulletins from the HP IT Resource Center via electronic
mail, do the following:
Use your browser to access the HP IT Resource Center page
at:
http://itrc.hp.com
Use the 'Login' tab at the left side of the screen to login
using your ID and password. Use your existing login or the
"Register" button at the left to create a login. Remember to
save the User ID assigned to you, and your password. This
login provides access to many useful areas of the ITRC.
In the leftmost frame select "Maintenance and Support".
Under the "Notifications" section (near the bottom of
the page), select "Support Information Digests".
To -subscribe- to future HP Security Bulletins or other
Technical Digests, click the check box (in the left column)
for the appropriate digest and then click the "Update
Subscriptions" button at the bottom of the page.
or
To -review- bulletins already released, select the link
(in the middle column) for the appropriate digest.
D. To report new security vulnerabilities, send email to
security-alert@hp.com
Please encrypt any exploit information using the
security-alert PGP key, available from your local key
server. You may also get the security-alert PGP key by
sending a message with a -subject- (not body) of
'get key' (no quotes) to security-alert@hp.com.
Permission is granted for copying and circulating this
Advisory to Hewlett-Packard (HP) customers (or the Internet
community) for the purpose of alerting them to problems,
if and only if, the Advisory is not edited or changed in
any way, is attributed to HP, and provided such reproduction
and/or distribution is performed for non-commercial purposes.
Any other use of this information is prohibited. HP is not
liable for any misuse of this information by any third party.
---------------------------------------------------------------
-----End of Document ID: HPSBTL0112-006--------------------------------------
Document ID: HPSBTL0112-005
Date Loaded: 20011211
Title: Security vulnerability in OpenSSH
TEXT
---------------------------------------------------------------
HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY SECURITY BULLETIN: #005
Originally issued: 12 December '01
---------------------------------------------------------------
The information in the following Security Bulletin should be acted
upon as soon as possible. Hewlett-Packard Company will not be
liable for any consequences to any customer resulting from the
customer's failure to fully implement instructions in this Security
Bulletin as soon as possible.
Because the vulnerability does not require a Hewlett-Packard Secure OS
1.0 patch or re-packaging of the RPM affected by the advisory, the
RPMs have not been produced or tested by Hewlett-Packard.
---------------------------------------------------------------
PROBLEM: Security vulnerability in OpenSSH.
PLATFORM: Any system running HP Secure OS software for Linux Release 1.0
DAMAGE: Potential execution of commands by an intruder.
SOLUTION: Apply the appropriate RPMs (see section B below).
MANUAL ACTIONS: None
AVAILABILITY: The RPMs are available now.
---------------------------------------------------------------
A. Background
OpenSSH contains a vulnerability that permits an intruder to
execute arbitrary code if the UseLogin directive is enabled.
UseLogin is not enabled by default on HP Secure OS Software
for Linux.
B. Fixing the problem
Hewlett-Packard recommends that customers download the RPMs
listed in the following Red Hat Security Advisory:
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-161.html
To install the security advisory RPMs, use the following sequence
of commands:
1. If you use the tripwire product, we recommend that you run a
a consistency check and fix any violations before installing
the security advisory RPM.
tripwire --check --interactive
2. Install the advisory RPM from the root account.
rpm -F <advisory RPM name>
3. Update the tripwire database
tripwire --check --interactive
NOTE:
The rpm -q <package name> command can be used to determine if the
product is installed. Hewlett-Packard recommends applying the
security advisory fixes to installed packages only. The -F option
to the RPM installer will only apply the fix if the package is
currently installed on the system. Dependent RPMs can be found by
using the "Find Latest RPMs" search facility at
http://www.redhat.com/apps/download. To find the latest dependent
RPM enter the RPM's name in the "By Keyword" box.
C. To subscribe to automatically receive future NEW HP Security
Bulletins from the HP IT Resource Center via electronic
mail, do the following:
Use your browser to access the HP IT Resource Center page
at:
http://itrc.hp.com
Use the 'Login' tab at the left side of the screen to login
using your ID and password. Use your existing login or the
"Register" button at the left to create a login. Remember to
save the User ID assigned to you, and your password. This
login provides access to many useful areas of the ITRC.
In the leftmost frame select "Maintenance and Support".
Under the "Notifications" section (near the bottom of
the page), select "Support Information Digests".
To -subscribe- to future HP Security Bulletins or other
Technical Digests, click the check box (in the left column)
for the appropriate digest and then click the "Update
Subscriptions" button at the bottom of the page.
or
To -review- bulletins already released, select the link
(in the middle column) for the appropriate digest.
D. To report new security vulnerabilities, send email to
security-alert@hp.com
Please encrypt any exploit information using the
security-alert PGP key, available from your local key
server. You may also get the security-alert PGP key by
sending a message with a -subject- (not body) of
'get key' (no quotes) to security-alert@hp.com.
Permission is granted for copying and circulating this
Bulletin to Hewlett-Packard (HP) customers (or the Internet
community) for the purpose of alerting them to problems,
if and only if, the Bulletin is not edited or changed in
any way, is attributed to HP, and provided such reproduction
and/or distribution is performed for non-commercial purposes.
Any other use of this information is prohibited. HP is not
liable for any misuse of this information by any third party.
---------------------------------------------------------------
-----End of Document ID: HPSBTL0112-005--------------------------------------
Vendor Information
The vendor has not provided us with any further information regarding this vulnerability.
Addendum
While HP does not ship SSH, they have released the bulletin above addressing this vulnerability in OpenSSH for HP Secure OS software for Linux Release 1.0.
If you have feedback, comments, or additional information about this vulnerability, please send us email.
SSH Communications Security Not Affected
Notified: December 07, 2001 Updated: December 12, 2001
Status
Not Affected
Vendor Statement
I can confirm that any version from SSH Communications Security are not vulnerable to UseLogin vulnerabilities. This is due to fact that we are not using UseLogin in our products.
Vendor Information
The vendor has not provided us with any further information regarding this vulnerability.
Addendum
The CERT/CC has no additional comments at this time.
If you have feedback, comments, or additional information about this vulnerability, please send us email.
Sun Not Affected
Updated: December 04, 2001
Status
Not Affected
Vendor Statement
Sun does not ship OpenSSH, thus Solaris is not affected by this issue.
Vendor Information
The vendor has not provided us with any further information regarding this vulnerability.
Addendum
The CERT/CC has no additional comments at this time.
If you have feedback, comments, or additional information about this vulnerability, please send us email.
CVSS Metrics
| Group | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|
| Base | ||
| Temporal | ||
| Environmental |
References
Acknowledgements
The CERT/CC thanks Marcus Friedl of OpenBSD, and Jacques A. Vidrine of FreeBSD for information related to this vulnerability.
This document was written by Jason Rafail.
Other Information
| CVE IDs: | None |
| Severity Metric: | 15.75 |
| Date Public: | 2001-12-04 |
| Date First Published: | 2001-12-04 |
| Date Last Updated: | 2002-01-02 16:28 UTC |
| Document Revision: | 16 |