{"id":"MGASA-2015-0209","summary":"Updated libssh packages fix CVE-2015-3146","details":"Updated libssh packages fix security vulnerability:\n\nlibssh versions 0.5.1 and above, but before 0.6.5, have a logical error in the\nhandling of a SSH_MSG_NEWKEYS and SSH_MSG_KEXDH_REPLY package. A detected\nerror did not set the session into the error state correctly and further\nprocessed the packet which leads to a null pointer dereference. This is the\npacket after the initial key exchange and doesn't require authentication.\nThis could be used for a Denial of Service (DoS) attack (CVE-2015-3146).\n","modified":"2026-04-16T06:23:49.191804623Z","published":"2015-05-11T20:10:38Z","upstream":["CVE-2015-3146"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0209.html"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=15861"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://www.libssh.org/2015/04/30/libssh-0-6-5-security-and-bugfix-release/"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"libssh","ecosystem":"Mageia:4","purl":"pkg:rpm/mageia/libssh?arch=source&distro=mageia-4"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"0.5.5-2.3.mga4"}]}],"ecosystem_specific":{"section":"core"},"database_specific":{"source":"https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0209.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.5","credits":[{"name":"Mageia","contact":["https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Packages_Security_Team"],"type":"COORDINATOR"}]}