A libssh security update has been released for Debian
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Debian Security Advisory DSA-2879-1 security@debian.org
http://www.debian.org/security/ Raphael Geissert
March 13, 2014 http://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package : libssh
CVE ID : CVE-2014-0017
It was discovered that libssh, a tiny C SSH library, did not reset the
state of the PRNG after accepting a connection. A server mode
application that forks itself to handle incoming connections could see
its children sharing the same PRNG state, resulting in a cryptographic
weakness and possibly the recovery of the private key.
For the oldstable distribution (squeeze), this problem has been fixed in
version 0.4.5-3+squeeze2.
For the stable distribution (wheezy), this problem has been fixed in
version 0.5.4-1+deb7u1.
For the testing distribution (jessie), this problem has been fixed in
version 0.5.4-3.
For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in
version 0.5.4-3.
We recommend that you upgrade your libssh packages.
Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: http://www.debian.org/security/
