CVE-2014-0017

Publication date 5 March 2014

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

The RAND_bytes function in libssh before 0.6.3, when forking is enabled, does not properly reset the state of the OpenSSL pseudo-random number generator (PRNG), which causes the state to be shared between children processes and allows local users to obtain sensitive information by leveraging a pid collision.

Status

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Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
libssh	13.10 saucy	Fixed 0.5.4-1ubuntu0.1
	12.10 quantal	Fixed 0.5.2-1ubuntu0.12.10.3
	12.04 LTS precise	Fixed 0.5.2-1ubuntu0.12.04.3
	10.04 LTS lucid	Ignored

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Patch details

Patch details

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Package	Patch details
libssh	Upstream: ?id=e99

References

MITRE
NVD
Launchpad
Debian

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

USN-2145-1
libssh vulnerability
12 March 2014

Other references

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/03/05/1
http://www.libssh.org/2014/03/04/libssh-0-6-3-security-release/
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-0017