rPSA-2010-0011-1 gnome-ssh-askpass openssh openssh-client openssh-server

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rPath Security Advisory: 2010-0011-1
Published: 2010-03-07
Products:
    rPath Appliance Platform Linux Service 1
    rPath Appliance Platform Linux Service 2
    rPath Linux 1
    rPath Linux 2

Rating: Minor
Exposure Level Classification:
    Remote User Non-deterministic Information Exposure
Updated Versions:
    gnome-ssh-askpass=conary.rpath.com@rpl:1/5.3p1-0.3-1
    openssh=conary.rpath.com@rpl:1/5.3p1-0.3-1
    openssh=conary.rpath.com@rpl:2/5.3p1-0.1-1
    openssh-client=conary.rpath.com@rpl:1/5.3p1-0.3-1
    openssh-client=conary.rpath.com@rpl:2/5.3p1-0.1-1
    openssh-server=conary.rpath.com@rpl:1/5.3p1-0.3-1
    openssh-server=conary.rpath.com@rpl:2/5.3p1-0.1-1

rPath Issue Tracking System:
    https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-3183

References:
    http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-5161

Description:
    In previous versions of openssh, the default cipher order preferred a 
    block cipher algorithm in Cipher Block Chaining (CBC) mode, which is
    suspectible to a plaintext recovery attack.  This update changes the
    cipher order to prefer the AES CTR modes, and adds countermeasures
    to mitigate attacks against CBC modes.

http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2010-0011

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