openssh-server problem

[Kees Cook]

Hi,

On Fri, Dec 05, 2008 at 01:41:32PM -0200, Zhu Sha Zang wrote:
> I'm using Ubuntu Server 8.04 and yesterday i'm trying to update via
> apt-get update && apt-get upgrade && apt-get dist-upgrade. Seens to be
> normal, but openssh-server have a problem when try to create keys. The
> problem are "segmentation fault".
> [snip]
> deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ feisty-updates main restricted
> deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu feisty-updates main restricted
> deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu feisty-security main restricted
> deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu feisty-security main restricted
> deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu feisty-security universe
> deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu feisty-security universe
> deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu feisty-security multiverse
> deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu feisty-security multiverse

You aren't running 8.04 if the above are the contents of your sources.list.
:)  Firstly, you seem to be missing the "feisty" suite, which would
certainly be confusing for apt when doing upgrades.  Also, feisty is
end-of-life and no longer supported.  If you want to run 8.04, you'll need
to first add "feisty" back:

 deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ feisty main restricted universe multiverse
 deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu feisty main restricted universe multiverse

Then get your system updated and sane (apt-get update, apt-get
dist-upgrade).  From there, then fully upgrade to Gutsy[1], and then
fully upgrade to Hardy[2] (which is 8.04).

Good luck!

-Kees

[1] https://help.ubuntu.com/community/GutsyUpgrades
[2] https://help.ubuntu.com/community/HardyUpgrades

-- 
Kees Cook
Ubuntu Security Team