OpenSSH 3.7 released

Ben Lindstrom mouring at etoh.eviladmin.org
Wed Sep 17 04:38:07 EST 2003


http://www.openssh.com/txt/buffer.adv

Includes patch

On Tue, 16 Sep 2003, Serge Droz wrote:

> ...
> > Security Changes:
> > =================
> >
> >   All versions of OpenSSH's sshd prior to 3.7 contain a buffer
> >   management error.  It is uncertain whether this error is
> >   potentially exploitable, however, we prefer to see bugs
> >   fixed proactively.
> >
> >   OpenSSH 3.7 fixes this bug.
> >
>   Great !
>
> > Changes since OpenSSH 3.6.1:
> > ============================
> .> * Changes in Kerberos support:
> >
> >     - KerberosV password support now uses a file cache instead of
> >       a memory cache.
> >
> >     - KerberosIV and AFS support has been removed.
>
> Could you release just the patch for the security fix?
> We do need AFS support and thus can't just roll out 3.7
>
> Cheers
> Serge
>
>
>
> --
> Serge Droz
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>
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