- Issued:
- 2011-04-06
- Updated:
- 2011-04-06
RHEA-2011:0420 - Product Enhancement Advisory
Synopsis
openssh enhancement update
Type/Severity
Product Enhancement Advisory
Red Hat Insights patch analysis
Identify and remediate systems affected by this advisory.
Topic
Updated openssh packages that add one enhancement are now available for Red Hat
Enterprise Linux 5.
Description
OpenSSH is OpenBSD's SSH (Secure Shell) protocol implementation. These packages
include the core files necessary for both the OpenSSH client and server.
This update adds the following enhancement:
- By default, OpenSSH uses /dev/urandom to reseed the OpenSSL random number
generator. Prior to this update, this random number generator was reseeded only
once when the sshd service, the ssh client, or an SSH-aware utility was started.
To guarantee sufficient entropy, this update modifies the underlying source code
to reseed the OpenSSL random number generator periodically. Additionally, the
"SSH_ENTROPY_SOURCE" environment variable has been added to allow users to
specify /dev/random as the random number generator. (BZ#690145)
All users of openssh are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which add
this enhancement.
Solution
Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released errata
relevant to your system have been applied.
This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red
Hat Network to apply this update are available at
https://access.redhat.com/kb/docs/DOC-11259
Affected Products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5 ia64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5 i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 5.6 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 5.6 ia64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 5.6 i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS 5.6 ia64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS 5.6 i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 5 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5 i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support 5.6 s390x
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 5 ppc
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support 5.6 ppc
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 5 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 5 i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Update Support from RHUI 5.6 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Update Support from RHUI 5.6 i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS 5.6 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 5 i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 5 s390x
Fixes
(none)CVEs
(none)
References
(none)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5
SRPM | |
---|---|
openssh-4.3p2-72.el5_6.3.src.rpm | SHA-256: 04680229d02b8cc51293911595569ff1198d6130f7fa7e414b02d07e1ce82c7e |
x86_64 | |
openssh-4.3p2-72.el5_6.3.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: a606fd0f46decb9c0e034aea535b4d8c528790e4447e123ee668b576c1327da3 |
openssh-askpass-4.3p2-72.el5_6.3.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: cc5e564c67f3d5a43d2e2c3a87c9304ad9e9b427f35dc26495318639e8f15fd0 |
openssh-clients-4.3p2-72.el5_6.3.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: c0594a41271ea5278f746cf8bdf2f358748766e78aef73a3ed249bcad60f3acd |
openssh-server-4.3p2-72.el5_6.3.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: d7f93246819f23392c2cd7ea13996faf2e4a9a72b2b4cbf7f9fe564e0ffdb151 |
ia64 | |
openssh-4.3p2-72.el5_6.3.ia64.rpm | SHA-256: 869aab4663ba7d0b82faa1e691ae727e969dad3fcc9131af3ca634cd2c540141 |
openssh-askpass-4.3p2-72.el5_6.3.ia64.rpm | SHA-256: de8aef1eecd87dabe2ca8b65a032f013271adaee2dee416169332fd6b4633212 |
openssh-clients-4.3p2-72.el5_6.3.ia64.rpm | SHA-256: f363a8d552d545f2eb43e824b6589fb89a673c23206be48719ba28decd44b4d5 |
openssh-server-4.3p2-72.el5_6.3.ia64.rpm | SHA-256: e0d4aef9fcf47e75d02b9d31b01b06ffc9eec437ebc1961ce2af3178b2f34c4f |
i386 | |
openssh-4.3p2-72.el5_6.3.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 836d10525f40eb6b836aae94c000357cb22bb97df0da953e3d25304226e88b1e |
openssh-askpass-4.3p2-72.el5_6.3.i386.rpm | SHA-256: a4538cf14550544713cbdc8fde7b65d430737987bb5820d93cec91eeddf8a665 |
openssh-clients-4.3p2-72.el5_6.3.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 08f80868ec47c6a79603a1f2c315931704c689d31cc762d1e59d1da20dace141 |
openssh-server-4.3p2-72.el5_6.3.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 5f2ee8e6d5ba4d3828009b37427b735e4703eb9e5e8bfceebdb3e1bdb4f4b93b |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 5.6
SRPM | |
---|---|
openssh-4.3p2-72.el5_6.3.src.rpm | SHA-256: 04680229d02b8cc51293911595569ff1198d6130f7fa7e414b02d07e1ce82c7e |
x86_64 | |
openssh-4.3p2-72.el5_6.3.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: a606fd0f46decb9c0e034aea535b4d8c528790e4447e123ee668b576c1327da3 |
openssh-askpass-4.3p2-72.el5_6.3.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: cc5e564c67f3d5a43d2e2c3a87c9304ad9e9b427f35dc26495318639e8f15fd0 |
openssh-clients-4.3p2-72.el5_6.3.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: c0594a41271ea5278f746cf8bdf2f358748766e78aef73a3ed249bcad60f3acd |
openssh-server-4.3p2-72.el5_6.3.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: d7f93246819f23392c2cd7ea13996faf2e4a9a72b2b4cbf7f9fe564e0ffdb151 |
ia64 | |
openssh-4.3p2-72.el5_6.3.ia64.rpm | SHA-256: 869aab4663ba7d0b82faa1e691ae727e969dad3fcc9131af3ca634cd2c540141 |
openssh-askpass-4.3p2-72.el5_6.3.ia64.rpm | SHA-256: de8aef1eecd87dabe2ca8b65a032f013271adaee2dee416169332fd6b4633212 |
openssh-clients-4.3p2-72.el5_6.3.ia64.rpm | SHA-256: f363a8d552d545f2eb43e824b6589fb89a673c23206be48719ba28decd44b4d5 |
openssh-server-4.3p2-72.el5_6.3.ia64.rpm | SHA-256: e0d4aef9fcf47e75d02b9d31b01b06ffc9eec437ebc1961ce2af3178b2f34c4f |
i386 | |
openssh-4.3p2-72.el5_6.3.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 836d10525f40eb6b836aae94c000357cb22bb97df0da953e3d25304226e88b1e |
openssh-askpass-4.3p2-72.el5_6.3.i386.rpm | SHA-256: a4538cf14550544713cbdc8fde7b65d430737987bb5820d93cec91eeddf8a665 |
openssh-clients-4.3p2-72.el5_6.3.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 08f80868ec47c6a79603a1f2c315931704c689d31cc762d1e59d1da20dace141 |
openssh-server-4.3p2-72.el5_6.3.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 5f2ee8e6d5ba4d3828009b37427b735e4703eb9e5e8bfceebdb3e1bdb4f4b93b |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS 5.6
SRPM | |
---|---|
openssh-4.3p2-72.el5_6.3.src.rpm | SHA-256: 04680229d02b8cc51293911595569ff1198d6130f7fa7e414b02d07e1ce82c7e |
ia64 | |
openssh-4.3p2-72.el5_6.3.ia64.rpm | SHA-256: 869aab4663ba7d0b82faa1e691ae727e969dad3fcc9131af3ca634cd2c540141 |
openssh-askpass-4.3p2-72.el5_6.3.ia64.rpm | SHA-256: de8aef1eecd87dabe2ca8b65a032f013271adaee2dee416169332fd6b4633212 |
openssh-clients-4.3p2-72.el5_6.3.ia64.rpm | SHA-256: f363a8d552d545f2eb43e824b6589fb89a673c23206be48719ba28decd44b4d5 |
openssh-server-4.3p2-72.el5_6.3.ia64.rpm | SHA-256: e0d4aef9fcf47e75d02b9d31b01b06ffc9eec437ebc1961ce2af3178b2f34c4f |
x86_64 | |
openssh-4.3p2-72.el5_6.3.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: a606fd0f46decb9c0e034aea535b4d8c528790e4447e123ee668b576c1327da3 |
openssh-askpass-4.3p2-72.el5_6.3.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: cc5e564c67f3d5a43d2e2c3a87c9304ad9e9b427f35dc26495318639e8f15fd0 |
openssh-clients-4.3p2-72.el5_6.3.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: c0594a41271ea5278f746cf8bdf2f358748766e78aef73a3ed249bcad60f3acd |
openssh-server-4.3p2-72.el5_6.3.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: d7f93246819f23392c2cd7ea13996faf2e4a9a72b2b4cbf7f9fe564e0ffdb151 |
i386 | |
openssh-4.3p2-72.el5_6.3.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 836d10525f40eb6b836aae94c000357cb22bb97df0da953e3d25304226e88b1e |
openssh-askpass-4.3p2-72.el5_6.3.i386.rpm | SHA-256: a4538cf14550544713cbdc8fde7b65d430737987bb5820d93cec91eeddf8a665 |
openssh-clients-4.3p2-72.el5_6.3.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 08f80868ec47c6a79603a1f2c315931704c689d31cc762d1e59d1da20dace141 |
openssh-server-4.3p2-72.el5_6.3.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 5f2ee8e6d5ba4d3828009b37427b735e4703eb9e5e8bfceebdb3e1bdb4f4b93b |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 5
SRPM | |
---|---|
openssh-4.3p2-72.el5_6.3.src.rpm | SHA-256: 04680229d02b8cc51293911595569ff1198d6130f7fa7e414b02d07e1ce82c7e |
x86_64 | |
openssh-4.3p2-72.el5_6.3.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: a606fd0f46decb9c0e034aea535b4d8c528790e4447e123ee668b576c1327da3 |
openssh-askpass-4.3p2-72.el5_6.3.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: cc5e564c67f3d5a43d2e2c3a87c9304ad9e9b427f35dc26495318639e8f15fd0 |
openssh-clients-4.3p2-72.el5_6.3.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: c0594a41271ea5278f746cf8bdf2f358748766e78aef73a3ed249bcad60f3acd |
openssh-server-4.3p2-72.el5_6.3.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: d7f93246819f23392c2cd7ea13996faf2e4a9a72b2b4cbf7f9fe564e0ffdb151 |
i386 | |
openssh-4.3p2-72.el5_6.3.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 836d10525f40eb6b836aae94c000357cb22bb97df0da953e3d25304226e88b1e |
openssh-askpass-4.3p2-72.el5_6.3.i386.rpm | SHA-256: a4538cf14550544713cbdc8fde7b65d430737987bb5820d93cec91eeddf8a665 |
openssh-clients-4.3p2-72.el5_6.3.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 08f80868ec47c6a79603a1f2c315931704c689d31cc762d1e59d1da20dace141 |
openssh-server-4.3p2-72.el5_6.3.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 5f2ee8e6d5ba4d3828009b37427b735e4703eb9e5e8bfceebdb3e1bdb4f4b93b |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5
SRPM | |
---|---|
openssh-4.3p2-72.el5_6.3.src.rpm | SHA-256: 04680229d02b8cc51293911595569ff1198d6130f7fa7e414b02d07e1ce82c7e |
x86_64 | |
openssh-4.3p2-72.el5_6.3.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: a606fd0f46decb9c0e034aea535b4d8c528790e4447e123ee668b576c1327da3 |
openssh-askpass-4.3p2-72.el5_6.3.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: cc5e564c67f3d5a43d2e2c3a87c9304ad9e9b427f35dc26495318639e8f15fd0 |
openssh-clients-4.3p2-72.el5_6.3.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: c0594a41271ea5278f746cf8bdf2f358748766e78aef73a3ed249bcad60f3acd |
openssh-server-4.3p2-72.el5_6.3.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: d7f93246819f23392c2cd7ea13996faf2e4a9a72b2b4cbf7f9fe564e0ffdb151 |
i386 | |
openssh-4.3p2-72.el5_6.3.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 836d10525f40eb6b836aae94c000357cb22bb97df0da953e3d25304226e88b1e |
openssh-askpass-4.3p2-72.el5_6.3.i386.rpm | SHA-256: a4538cf14550544713cbdc8fde7b65d430737987bb5820d93cec91eeddf8a665 |
openssh-clients-4.3p2-72.el5_6.3.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 08f80868ec47c6a79603a1f2c315931704c689d31cc762d1e59d1da20dace141 |
openssh-server-4.3p2-72.el5_6.3.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 5f2ee8e6d5ba4d3828009b37427b735e4703eb9e5e8bfceebdb3e1bdb4f4b93b |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support 5.6
SRPM | |
---|---|
openssh-4.3p2-72.el5_6.3.src.rpm | SHA-256: 04680229d02b8cc51293911595569ff1198d6130f7fa7e414b02d07e1ce82c7e |
s390x | |
openssh-4.3p2-72.el5_6.3.s390x.rpm | SHA-256: 054c8f9d6c9c2ddff74b89bd31f19a6279ff983bac992d41398115e2eb4da11d |
openssh-askpass-4.3p2-72.el5_6.3.s390x.rpm | SHA-256: ef48c17252e9e7209e24194f4af836176c850ea6c87f51c852555683fbfd2c38 |
openssh-clients-4.3p2-72.el5_6.3.s390x.rpm | SHA-256: 48ef234674809d38f0a097a41465964c5a1e3cbdcb5c14313612115608d71157 |
openssh-server-4.3p2-72.el5_6.3.s390x.rpm | SHA-256: d72cdbf8a2078f1baed59e483f96c85d6255aa61d7c319d2250f0cf2a199a49c |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 5
SRPM | |
---|---|
openssh-4.3p2-72.el5_6.3.src.rpm | SHA-256: 04680229d02b8cc51293911595569ff1198d6130f7fa7e414b02d07e1ce82c7e |
ppc | |
openssh-4.3p2-72.el5_6.3.ppc.rpm | SHA-256: de45cfa6ab80c45c9ec3f3d95c5004799762557aaeeb1b392f45f6a8cd740308 |
openssh-askpass-4.3p2-72.el5_6.3.ppc.rpm | SHA-256: ceea5b93207e29b84b4998a7525754020bf4febacfdf01d8e40536e303e07b29 |
openssh-clients-4.3p2-72.el5_6.3.ppc.rpm | SHA-256: ef11e7834b5228a7e974412ae4890bd8b33558e132c25c2c8b483c718cadf783 |
openssh-server-4.3p2-72.el5_6.3.ppc.rpm | SHA-256: 17dd3613013a1089516ebdf4a5d12ddaf8249ef7a5b5a3d7eb8aed99449307fb |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support 5.6
SRPM | |
---|---|
openssh-4.3p2-72.el5_6.3.src.rpm | SHA-256: 04680229d02b8cc51293911595569ff1198d6130f7fa7e414b02d07e1ce82c7e |
ppc | |
openssh-4.3p2-72.el5_6.3.ppc.rpm | SHA-256: de45cfa6ab80c45c9ec3f3d95c5004799762557aaeeb1b392f45f6a8cd740308 |
openssh-askpass-4.3p2-72.el5_6.3.ppc.rpm | SHA-256: ceea5b93207e29b84b4998a7525754020bf4febacfdf01d8e40536e303e07b29 |
openssh-clients-4.3p2-72.el5_6.3.ppc.rpm | SHA-256: ef11e7834b5228a7e974412ae4890bd8b33558e132c25c2c8b483c718cadf783 |
openssh-server-4.3p2-72.el5_6.3.ppc.rpm | SHA-256: 17dd3613013a1089516ebdf4a5d12ddaf8249ef7a5b5a3d7eb8aed99449307fb |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 5
SRPM | |
---|---|
openssh-4.3p2-72.el5_6.3.src.rpm | SHA-256: 04680229d02b8cc51293911595569ff1198d6130f7fa7e414b02d07e1ce82c7e |
x86_64 | |
openssh-4.3p2-72.el5_6.3.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: a606fd0f46decb9c0e034aea535b4d8c528790e4447e123ee668b576c1327da3 |
openssh-askpass-4.3p2-72.el5_6.3.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: cc5e564c67f3d5a43d2e2c3a87c9304ad9e9b427f35dc26495318639e8f15fd0 |
openssh-clients-4.3p2-72.el5_6.3.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: c0594a41271ea5278f746cf8bdf2f358748766e78aef73a3ed249bcad60f3acd |
openssh-server-4.3p2-72.el5_6.3.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: d7f93246819f23392c2cd7ea13996faf2e4a9a72b2b4cbf7f9fe564e0ffdb151 |
i386 | |
openssh-4.3p2-72.el5_6.3.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 836d10525f40eb6b836aae94c000357cb22bb97df0da953e3d25304226e88b1e |
openssh-askpass-4.3p2-72.el5_6.3.i386.rpm | SHA-256: a4538cf14550544713cbdc8fde7b65d430737987bb5820d93cec91eeddf8a665 |
openssh-clients-4.3p2-72.el5_6.3.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 08f80868ec47c6a79603a1f2c315931704c689d31cc762d1e59d1da20dace141 |
openssh-server-4.3p2-72.el5_6.3.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 5f2ee8e6d5ba4d3828009b37427b735e4703eb9e5e8bfceebdb3e1bdb4f4b93b |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Update Support from RHUI 5.6
SRPM | |
---|---|
openssh-4.3p2-72.el5_6.3.src.rpm | SHA-256: 04680229d02b8cc51293911595569ff1198d6130f7fa7e414b02d07e1ce82c7e |
x86_64 | |
openssh-4.3p2-72.el5_6.3.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: a606fd0f46decb9c0e034aea535b4d8c528790e4447e123ee668b576c1327da3 |
openssh-askpass-4.3p2-72.el5_6.3.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: cc5e564c67f3d5a43d2e2c3a87c9304ad9e9b427f35dc26495318639e8f15fd0 |
openssh-clients-4.3p2-72.el5_6.3.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: c0594a41271ea5278f746cf8bdf2f358748766e78aef73a3ed249bcad60f3acd |
openssh-server-4.3p2-72.el5_6.3.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: d7f93246819f23392c2cd7ea13996faf2e4a9a72b2b4cbf7f9fe564e0ffdb151 |
i386 | |
openssh-4.3p2-72.el5_6.3.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 836d10525f40eb6b836aae94c000357cb22bb97df0da953e3d25304226e88b1e |
openssh-askpass-4.3p2-72.el5_6.3.i386.rpm | SHA-256: a4538cf14550544713cbdc8fde7b65d430737987bb5820d93cec91eeddf8a665 |
openssh-clients-4.3p2-72.el5_6.3.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 08f80868ec47c6a79603a1f2c315931704c689d31cc762d1e59d1da20dace141 |
openssh-server-4.3p2-72.el5_6.3.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 5f2ee8e6d5ba4d3828009b37427b735e4703eb9e5e8bfceebdb3e1bdb4f4b93b |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 5
SRPM | |
---|---|
openssh-4.3p2-72.el5_6.3.src.rpm | SHA-256: 04680229d02b8cc51293911595569ff1198d6130f7fa7e414b02d07e1ce82c7e |
s390x | |
openssh-4.3p2-72.el5_6.3.s390x.rpm | SHA-256: 054c8f9d6c9c2ddff74b89bd31f19a6279ff983bac992d41398115e2eb4da11d |
openssh-askpass-4.3p2-72.el5_6.3.s390x.rpm | SHA-256: ef48c17252e9e7209e24194f4af836176c850ea6c87f51c852555683fbfd2c38 |
openssh-clients-4.3p2-72.el5_6.3.s390x.rpm | SHA-256: 48ef234674809d38f0a097a41465964c5a1e3cbdcb5c14313612115608d71157 |
openssh-server-4.3p2-72.el5_6.3.s390x.rpm | SHA-256: d72cdbf8a2078f1baed59e483f96c85d6255aa61d7c319d2250f0cf2a199a49c |
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