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diff --git a/lib/ssh/doc/src/notes.xml b/lib/ssh/doc/src/notes.xml index c8c6e61cc8..7d47674d39 100644 --- a/lib/ssh/doc/src/notes.xml +++ b/lib/ssh/doc/src/notes.xml @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ <chapter> <header> <copyright> - <year>2004</year><year>2016</year> + <year>2004</year><year>2017</year> <holder>Ericsson AB. All Rights Reserved.</holder> </copyright> <legalnotice> @@ -30,6 +30,582 @@ <file>notes.xml</file> </header> +<section><title>Ssh 4.6.9.3</title> + + <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title> + <list> + <item> + <p> + Fixed port leakage if a ssh:daemon call failed.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-15397 Aux Id: ERL-801 </p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + +</section> + +<section><title>Ssh 4.6.9.2</title> + + <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title> + <list> + <item> + <p> + Incompatibility with newer OpenSSH fixed. Previously + versions 7.8 and later could cause Erlang SSH to exit.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-15413</p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + +</section> + +<section><title>Ssh 4.6.9.1</title> + + <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title> + <list> + <item> + <p> + SFTP clients reported the error reason <c>""</c> if a + non-OTP sftp server was killed during a long file + transmission.</p> + <p> + Now the signal name (for example <c>"KILL"</c>) will be + the error reason if the server's reason is empty.</p> + <p> + The documentation also lacked type information about this + class of errors.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-15148 Aux Id: ERIERL-194 </p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + Fix ssh_sftp decode error for sftp protocol version 4</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-15149 Aux Id: ERIERL-199 </p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + +</section> + +<section><title>Ssh 4.6.9</title> + + <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title> + <list> + <item> + <p> + Host key hash erroneously calculated for clients + following draft-00 of RFC 4419, for example PuTTY</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-15064</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + Renegotiation could fail in some states</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-15066</p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + +</section> + +<section><title>Ssh 4.6.8</title> + + <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title> + <list> + <item> + <p> + An ssh_sftp server (running version 6) could fail if it + is told to remove a file which in fact is a directory.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-15004</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + Fix rare spurios shutdowns of ssh servers when receiveing + <c>{'EXIT',_,normal}</c> messages.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-15018</p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + +</section> + +<section><title>Ssh 4.6.7</title> + + <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title> + <list> + <item> + <p> + Fix bad spec in ssh.hrl: <c>double_algs()</c>.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-14990</p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + +</section> + +<section><title>Ssh 4.6.6</title> + + <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title> + <list> + <item> + <p> + Remove a blocking risk when a channel is closed and an + operation is tried on that channel after at least a + second's time gap.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-14939</p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + + + <section><title>Improvements and New Features</title> + <list> + <item> + <p> + Added ssh_compat_SUITE.</p> + <p> + This suite contains a number of interoperability tests + mainly with OpenSSH. The tests start docker containers + with different OpenSSH and OpenSSL/LibreSSLcryptolib + versions and performs a number of tests of supported + algorithms.</p> + <p> + All login methods and all user's public key types are + tested both for the client and the server.</p> + <p> + All algorithms for kex, cipher, host key, mac and + compressions are tested with a number of exec and sftp + tests, both for the client and the server.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-14194 Aux Id: OTP-12487 </p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + Default exec is disabled when a user-defined shell is + enabled.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-14881</p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + +</section> + +<section><title>Ssh 4.6.5</title> + + <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title> + <list> + <item> + <p> + Adjusted supervisor timeouts</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-14907</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + Remove ERROR messages for slow process exits</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-14930</p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + + <section><title>Improvements and New Features</title> + <list> + <item> + <p> + Add option <c>save_accepted_host</c> to + <c>ssh:connection</c>. This option, if set to false, + inhibits saving host keys to e.g the file + <c>known_hosts</c>.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-14935</p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + +</section> + +<section><title>Ssh 4.6.4</title> + + <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title> + <list> + <item> + <p> + Fix problem with OpenSSH 7.2 (and later) clients that has + used sha1 instead of sha2 for rsa-sha-256/512 user's + public keys.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-14827 Aux Id: ERL-531 </p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + +</section> + +<section><title>Ssh 4.6.3</title> + + <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title> + <list> + <item> + <p> + Passphrase option for ecdsa public keys was missing.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-14602</p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + + <section><title>Improvements and New Features</title> + <list> + <item> + <p> + The host and user public key handling is hardened so that + a faulty plugin can't deliver a key of wrong type.</p> + <p> + Better checks in the server of the available hostkey's + types at start and at each accept.</p> + <p> + Better checks in the client of the available user public + key types at connect.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-14676 Aux Id: ERIERL-52, OTP-14570 </p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + SSH can now fetch the host key from the private keys + stored in an Engine. See the crypto application for + details about Engines.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-14757</p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + +</section> + +<section><title>Ssh 4.6.2</title> + <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title> + <list> + <item> + <p> + Trailing white space was removed at end of the + hello-string. This caused interoperability problems with + some other ssh-implementations (e.g OpenSSH 7.3p1 on + Solaris 11)</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-14763 Aux Id: ERIERL-74 </p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + Fixes that tcp connections that was immediately closed + (SYN, SYNACK, ACK, RST) by a client could be left in a + zombie state.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-14778 Aux Id: ERIERL-104 </p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + +</section> + +<section><title>Ssh 4.6.1</title> + <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title> + <list> + <item> + <p> + Fixed broken printout</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-14645</p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + + + <section><title>Improvements and New Features</title> + <list> + <item> + <p> + Disable aes_gcm ciphers if peer is OpenSSH 6.2 which is + known to have trouble with them in some cases.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-14638</p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + +</section> + +<section><title>Ssh 4.6</title> + + <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title> + <list> + <item> + <p> + Enables the <c>ssh_io module</c> to also accept binary + values when reading standard_io instead of getting stuck + in the receive clause.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-14506 Aux Id: PR1503 </p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + Previously, the file owner access permission in response + to ssh_sftp:read_file_info/2 function was always + <c>read_write</c>. With this fix, the actual value of + file owner access permission is added to the returning + record. That value is calculated from file mode value.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-14550 Aux Id: PR1533 </p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + + + <section><title>Improvements and New Features</title> + <list> + <item> + <p> + A new option <c>modify_algorithms</c> is implemented. It + enables specifying changes on the default algorithms + list. See the reference manual and the SSH User's Guide + chapter "Configuring algorithms in SSH".</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-14568</p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + +</section> + +<section><title>Ssh 4.5.1</title> + + <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title> + <list> + <item> + <p> + All unknown options are sent to the transport handler + regardless of type.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-14541 Aux Id: EIRERL-63 </p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + +</section> + +<section><title>Ssh 4.5</title> + + <section><title>Improvements and New Features</title> + <list> + <item> + <p> + The internal handling of SSH options is re-written.</p> + <p> + Previously there were no checks if a client option was + given to a daemon or vice versa. This is corrected now. + If your code has e.g. a client-only option in a call to + start a daemon, the call will fail.</p> + <p> + *** POTENTIAL INCOMPATIBILITY ***</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-12872</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + Modernization of key exchange algorithms. See + draft-ietf-curdle-ssh-kex-sha2 for a discussion.</p> + <p> + Removed an outdated weak algorithm and added stronger + replacements to keep interoperability with other modern + ssh clients and servers. The default ordering of the + algorithms is also adjusted.</p> + <p> + Retired: The nowadays unsecure key-exchange + <c>diffie-hellman-group1-sha1</c> is not enabled by + default, but can be enabled with the option + <c>preferred-algorithms</c>.</p> + <p> + Added: The new stronger key-exchange + <c>diffie-hellman-group16-sha512</c>, + <c>diffie-hellman-group18-sha512</c> and + <c>diffie-hellman-group14-sha256</c> are added and + enabled by default.</p> + <p> + The questionable [RFC 6194] sha1-based algorithms + <c>diffie-hellman-group-exchange-sha1</c> and + <c>diffie-hellman-group14-sha1</c> are however still kept + enabled by default for compatibility with ancient clients + and servers that lack modern key-exchange alternatives. + When the draft-ietf-curdle-ssh-kex-sha2 becomes an rfc, + those sha1-based algorithms and + <c>diffie-hellman-group1-sha1</c> will be deprecated by + IETF. They might then be removed from the default list in + Erlang/OTP.</p> + <p> + *** POTENTIAL INCOMPATIBILITY ***</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-14110</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + Modernized internal representation of sftp by use of + maps.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-14117</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + The Extension Negotiation Mechanism and the extension + <c>server-sig-algs</c> in + draft-ietf-curdle-ssh-ext-info-05 are implemented.</p> + <p> + The related draft-ietf-curdle-rsa-sha2-05 is implemented + and introduces the signature algorithms + <c>rsa-sha2-256</c> and <c>rsa-sha2-512</c>.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-14193</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + The 'timeout' and 'connect_timeout' handling in + ssh_sftp:start_channel documentation is clarified.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-14216</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + The functions <c>ssh:connect</c>, <c>ssh:shell</c> and + <c>ssh:start_channel</c> now accept an IP-tuple as Host + destination argument.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-14243</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + The function <c>ssh:daemon_info/1</c> now returns Host + and Profile as well as the Port info in the property + list.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-14259</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + Removed the option <c>public_key_alg</c> which was + deprecated in 18.2. Use <c>pref_public_key_algs</c> + instead.</p> + <p> + *** POTENTIAL INCOMPATIBILITY ***</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-14263</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + The SSH application is refactored regarding daemon + starting. The resolution of contradicting <c>Host</c> + argument and <c>ip</c> option were not described. There + were also strange corner cases when the <c>'any'</c> + value was used in <c>Host</c> argument or <c>ip</c> + option. This is (hopefully) resolved now, but it may + cause incompatibilities for code using both <c>Host</c> + and the <c>ip</c> option. The value 'loopback' has been + added for a correct way of naming those addresses.</p> + <p> + *** POTENTIAL INCOMPATIBILITY ***</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-14264</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + The supervisor code is refactored. The naming of + listening IP-Port-Profile triples are slightly changed to + improve consistency in strange corner cases as resolved + by OTP-14264</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-14267 Aux Id: OTP-14266 </p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + The <c>idle_time</c> option can now be used in daemons.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-14312</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + Added test cases for IETF-CURDLE Extension Negotiation + (ext-info)</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-14361</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + Testcases for IETF-CURDLE extension + <c>server-sig-algs</c> including <c>rsa-sha2-*</c></p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-14362 Aux Id: OTP-14361 </p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + The option <c>auth_methods</c> can now also be used in + clients to select which authentication options that are + used and in which order.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-14399</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + Checks that a ECDSA public key (<c>ecdsa-sha2-nistp*</c>) + stored in a file has the correct size.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-14410</p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + +</section> + + +<section><title>Ssh 4.4.2.2</title> + <section><title>Improvements and New Features</title> + <list> + <item> + <p> + Default exec is disabled when a user-defined shell is + enabled.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-14881</p> + </item> + </list> + </section> +</section> + + +<section><title>Ssh 4.4.2.1</title> + + <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title> + <list> + <item> + <p> + Trailing white space was removed at end of the + hello-string. This caused interoperability problems with + some other ssh-implementations (e.g OpenSSH 7.3p1 on + Solaris 11)</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-14763 Aux Id: ERIERL-74 </p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + +</section> + <section><title>Ssh 4.4.2</title> <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title> @@ -400,6 +976,93 @@ </section> +<section><title>Ssh 4.2.2.5</title> + <section><title>Improvements and New Features</title> + <list> + <item> + <p> + Default exec is disabled when a user-defined shell is + enabled.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-14881</p> + </item> + </list> + </section> +</section> + + +<section><title>Ssh 4.2.2.4</title> + + <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title> + <list> + <item> + <p> + Trailing white space was removed at end of the + hello-string. This caused interoperability problems with + some other ssh-implementations (e.g OpenSSH 7.3p1 on + Solaris 11)</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-14763 Aux Id: ERIERL-74 </p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + +</section> + +<section><title>Ssh 4.2.2.3</title> + + <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title> + <list> + <item> + <p> + The key exchange algorithm + diffie-hellman-group-exchange-sha* has a server-option + <c>{dh_gex_limits,{Min,Max}}</c>. There was a hostkey + signature validation error on the client side if the + option was used and the <c>Min</c> or the <c>Max</c> + differed from the corresponding values obtained from the + client.</p> + <p> + This bug is now corrected.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-14166</p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + + + <section><title>Improvements and New Features</title> + <list> + <item> + <p> + Key exchange algorithms + diffie-hellman-group-exchange-sha* optimized, up to a + factor of 11 for the slowest ( = biggest and safest) one.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-14169 Aux Id: seq-13261 </p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + +</section> + +<section><title>Ssh 4.2.2.2</title> + + <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title> + <list> + <item> + <p> + Upgrade of an established client connection could crash + because the ssh client supervisors children had wrong + type. This is fixed now.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-13782 Aux Id: seq13158 </p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + +</section> + <section><title>Ssh 4.2.2.1</title> <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title> |