OpenSSH 2.5.1 compatibility problem

[Pekka Savola]

On Thu, 1 Mar 2001 mouring at etoh.eviladmin.org wrote:

>
> You install OpenSSH how?
>
> Redhat RPMs?
> OpenSSH.com RPMS?  (If your using this one you *MUST* run 0.9.6 OpenSSL)
> Compiled it yourself?
>
> Also have you tried 2.5.1p2?

Hmm.. I wonder if there should be a note in the docs about how you you
rebuild the RPM from .src.rpm.

This might be helpful because I think it's a wrong approach to tell people
to upgrade their OpenSSL (because that'll break their _other_ apps
using it..).


> On Wed, 21 Feb 2001, Neal Barney wrote:
>
> > SSH server specs:
> > -----------------------
> > Redhat Linux 6.2
> > Custom built 2.2.17 kernel
> > OpenSSL 0.9.5a (update from RedHat).
> > OpenSSH 2.5.1p1
> >
> >          I am using my Linux box as an Internet gateway.  I wanted to keep
> > the box as secure as possible while still having the functionality I
> > needed.  The only way to connect to my server is through SSH.  A fair
> > majority of the time I am attempting to connect to the server from a
> > Windows box (whether at work, home, or on the road...).  The software that
> > I have used extensively in the past is a great little program called PuTTY
> > (http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/).  It supports SSH1 and
> > SSH2 protocols.  I have never had any problems in the past using these two
> > pieces of software together.  PuTTY has worked flawlessly with OpenSSH
> > 2.2.0p1 and 2.3.0p1.
> >          However, using OpenSSH 2.5.1p1 PuTTY will no longer work.  PuTTY
> > will briefly flash a window and exit.  No error messages are given from
> > PuTTY.  However, the sshd daemon outputs the following line to the Linux
> > log file:
> >
> > Feb 21 10:13:04 rugen sshd[21915]: fatal: xfree: NULL pointer given as argument
> >
> > Everything works fine if I downgrade to OpenSSH 2.3.0p1.
> >
> > For completeness sake, I'll include some info about the client machine:
> >
> > PuTTY version:          0.51 (also downloaded snapshot on Feb 21st, 2001).
> > OS:                             Windows 98
> > Connection mode:                SSH
> >
> > Options selected:
> > --------------------------
> >          Connection
> > Terminal type string            xterm
> > Auto-login username             (blank) (also tried using local login name)
> >
> >          SSH
> > Remote command          (blank)
> > Attempt TIS or Cryptocard...    (not checked)
> > Allows agent forwarding (not checked)
> > Don't allocate a pseudo-term.   (not checked)
> > Preferred Protocol vers.        SSH2
> > Preferred Encryption algo.      3DES
> > Imitate MAC bug in com...       (not checked)
> >
> > The author of putty (putty at projects.tartarus.org) has already been
> > contacted about this problem.  I hope that enough information was given and
> > is helpful in locating the problem.
> >
> >
>
>

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Pekka Savola                  "Tell me of difficulties surmounted,
Netcore Oy                    not those you stumble over and fall"
Systems. Networks. Security.   -- Robert Jordan: A Crown of Swords