==========================================================================
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7270-1
February 18, 2025

openssh vulnerabilities
==========================================================================

A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 24.10
- Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS

Summary:

Several security issues were fixed in OpenSSH.

Software Description:
- openssh: secure shell (SSH) for secure access to remote machines

Details:

It was discovered that the OpenSSH client incorrectly handled the
non-default VerifyHostKeyDNS option. If that option were enabled, an
attacker could possibly impersonate a server by completely bypassing the
server identity check. (CVE-2025-26465)

It was discovered that OpenSSH incorrectly handled the transport-level ping
facility. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause OpenSSH
clients and servers to consume resources, leading to a denial of service.
This issue only affected Ubuntu 24.04 LTS and Ubuntu 24.10.
(CVE-2025-26466)

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 24.10
  openssh-client                  1:9.7p1-7ubuntu4.2
  openssh-server                  1:9.7p1-7ubuntu4.2

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
  openssh-client                  1:9.6p1-3ubuntu13.8
  openssh-server                  1:9.6p1-3ubuntu13.8

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
  openssh-client                  1:8.9p1-3ubuntu0.11
  openssh-server                  1:8.9p1-3ubuntu0.11

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
  openssh-client                  1:8.2p1-4ubuntu0.12
  openssh-server                  1:8.2p1-4ubuntu0.12

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7270-1
  CVE-2025-26465, CVE-2025-26466

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openssh/1:9.7p1-7ubuntu4.2
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openssh/1:9.6p1-3ubuntu13.8
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openssh/1:8.9p1-3ubuntu0.11
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openssh/1:8.2p1-4ubuntu0.12