action #112367
closed[tools] python-paramiko on Leap/SLE throws exception with ed25519 key size:M
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Description
Observation¶
On Leap 15.4, with python-paramiko 2.4.2-150100.6.12.1, following occurs in mtui:
info: connecting to goblin.qam.suse.cz debug [mtui.connection:connect]: connecting to goblin.qam.suse.cz:22 error: SSHException while connecting to goblin.qam.suse.cz critical: connecting to goblin.qam.suse.cz failed: Invalid key warning: failed to add host goblin.qam.suse.cz to target list debug [mtui.template.testreport:add_target]: Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/mtui/template/testreport.py", line 373, in add_target self.targets[hostname].connect() File "/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/mtui/target/__init__.py", line 89, in connect raise e File "/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/mtui/target/__init__.py", line 86, in connect self.connection = self.Connection(self.host, self.port, self.timeout) File "/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/mtui/connection.py", line 91, in __init__ self.connect() File "/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/mtui/connection.py", line 169, in connect raise e File "/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/mtui/connection.py", line 127, in connect else None, File "/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/paramiko/client.py", line 437, in connect passphrase, File "/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/paramiko/client.py", line 749, in _auth raise saved_exception File "/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/paramiko/client.py", line 720, in _auth filename, pkey_class, passphrase File "/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/paramiko/client.py", line 571, in _key_from_filepath key = klass.from_private_key_file(key_path, password) File "/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/paramiko/pkey.py", line 217, in from_private_key_file key = cls(filename=filename, password=password) File "/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/paramiko/ed25519key.py", line 81, in __init__ signing_key = self._parse_signing_key_data(data, password) File "/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/paramiko/ed25519key.py", line 156, in _parse_signing_key_data message = Message(unpad(private_data)) File "/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/paramiko/ed25519key.py", line 41, in unpad raise SSHException("Invalid key") paramiko.ssh_exception.SSHException: Invalid key
This seems to be a known issue, and is resolved in paramiko 2.5.1. As usage of ed25519 keys is not that common it seems to affect only me, as a workaround paramiko from Tumbleweed can be linked into QA:Maintenance project in IBS
Same problem in Leap 15.3 as paramiko was last updated in 15-SP1.
Acceptance criteria¶
- AC1: Problem has been reported to the package maintainer
- AC2: mtui works again
Suggestions¶
Maintenance Update of paramiko in SLE -> Leap
Link new paramiko and its deps in QA:Maintenance project