Update Information
A security update is available for openssh for the following versions of
Cucumber Linux:
* 1.0
* 1.1 Alpha
Here are the details from the Cucumber 1.0 changelog:
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Tue Oct 10 09:23:30 EDT 2017
net-general/openssh upgraded from 7.4p1 to 7.6p1 to fix a security vulnerability
which allowed for a user to create arbitrary zero length files on a sftp
server operating in read only mode. At this time, this vulnerability has
not been assigned a CVE id. For more information see:
http://security.cucumberlinux.com/security/details.php?id=70
https://www.openssh.com/txt/release-7.6
* SECURITY FIX *
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CLD and CVE Information
This update is associated with the following Cucumber Linux Deficiency
(CLD) and CVE numbers:
* CLD-70 (http://security.cucumberlinux.com/security/details.php?id=70)
More information about these CLDs can be found at their respective pages
on the Cucumber Linux Security Advisory Tracker (these are the URLs in
parenthesis above).
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Installing the Update
The updated package can be installed via Pickle by running the following
commands (as root):
# pickle --update
# pickle
Make sure openssh is selected on the update list, and then select Ok.
Pickle will then install the updated package.
If you prefer to download the updated package manually, it can be found
on the mirror at http://mirror.cucumberlinux.com/cucumber/.
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The Cucumber Linux Security Team
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http://www.cucumberlinux.com/security.php
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