[SECURITY] p7zip: CVE-2015-1038

[Corinna Vinschen]

On Feb  8 17:42, Tony Kelman wrote:
> >> Tony@LAPTOP-O230JCFF ~/github/cygwin-p7zip
> >> $ cygport p7zip-15.09-2.cygport upload
> >>>>> Uploading p7zip-15.09-2.x86_64
> >>>>> Running lftp sftp://cygwin@cygwin.com
> >> Password:
> >> cd: Fatal error: Host key verification failed
> > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> >
> > The host key you stored for sourceware isn't the right one for some
> > reason. Remove it with ssh-keygen -R and check for correctness when
> > you connect again, see the fingerprints at
> > https://sourceware.org/cygwin-apps/package-upload.html
> 
> Thanks for the help Corinna.
> 
> I don't have anything for sourceware or cygwin.com in
> ~/.ssh/known_hosts, should I?

In theory, yes.  It's usually collected the first time you connect to
the host.  The idea is to have a known key to compare the host against
to disallow MITM attacks.


Corinna

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Corinna Vinschen                  Please, send mails regarding Cygwin to
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Red Hat
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