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Bug#884624: openssh-server: serice fails with invalid argument to Match Address in sshd_config



Package: openssh-server
Version: 1:7.4p1-10+deb9u2
Severity: normal

Dear Maintainer,

DO NOT TRY TO REPRO THIS BUG ON A MACHINE UNLESS YOU HAVE PHYSICAL ACCESS TO LOCAL CONSOLE

echo "Match Address 10.0.0.8/8
       PasswordAuthentication yes
" >>/etc/ssh/sshd_config

or

echo "Match Address fdfd::1/64
    PasswordAuthentication yes
" >>/etc/ssh/sshd_config

/etc/init.d/ssh restart
... it will restart service without any error

you can even do
sshd -t
which will confirm that everything is fine

but, try to initiate a new cession, you will get "Connection closed"

I have been explained why such lines are invalid. I am not arguing about the fact those lines are invalid. I am complaining about the fact very small typo can render a server completely unreachable, while service restart and internal test both say the conf is fine.

Ideally, I would expect sshd to accept such arguments, and not care about extra bits in the provided address.

At the very least, restart, and -t should both complain about invalid conf.

Change the line for 10.0.0.0/8 or fdfd::/64 ... restart daemon, you can connect.

I have not tried, but, I expect similar bug may occur with many other invalid arguments: 192.168.2.1.3 or 192.168.2 or fdfd::1::/64 ...

DO NOT TRY TO REPRO THIS BUG ON A MACHINE UNLESS YOU HAVE PHYSICAL ACCESS TO LOCAL CONSOLE

-- System Information:
Debian Release: 9.0
  APT prefers stable-updates
  APT policy: (500, 'stable-updates'), (500, 'stable')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)

Kernel: Linux 4.9.0-2-amd64 (SMP w/4 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=en_GB.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_GB.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash
Init: systemd (via /run/systemd/system)

Versions of packages openssh-server depends on:
ii  adduser                3.115
ii  debconf [debconf-2.0]  1.5.60
ii  dpkg                   1.18.23
ii  init-system-helpers    1.47
ii  libaudit1              1:2.6.7-1
ii  libc6                  2.24-9
ii  libcomerr2             1.43.4-2
ii  libgssapi-krb5-2       1.15-1
ii  libkrb5-3              1.15-1
ii  libpam-modules         1.1.8-3.5
ii  libpam-runtime         1.1.8-3.5
ii  libpam0g               1.1.8-3.5
ii  libselinux1            2.6-3
ii  libssl1.0.2            1.0.2k-1
ii  libsystemd0            232-19
ii  libwrap0               7.6.q-26
ii  lsb-base               9.20161125
ii  openssh-client         1:7.4p1-10+deb9u2
ii  openssh-sftp-server    1:7.4p1-10+deb9u2
ii  procps                 2:3.3.12-3
ii  ucf                    3.0036
ii  zlib1g                 1:1.2.8.dfsg-5

Versions of packages openssh-server recommends:
ii  libpam-systemd  232-19
ii  ncurses-term    6.0+20161126-1
ii  xauth           1:1.0.9-1+b2

Versions of packages openssh-server suggests:
pn  molly-guard   <none>
pn  monkeysphere  <none>
pn  rssh          <none>
pn  ssh-askpass   <none>
pn  ufw           <none>

-- debconf information excluded

-- 
 >o_/ DEMAINE Benoît-Pierre (aka DoubleHP) http://benoit.demaine.info/
If computing were an exact science, IT engineers would'nt have work \_o<

"So all that's left, Is the proof that love's not only blind but deaf."
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