Fix and changelog re #1283

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   This behavior probably didn't cause any outright errors, but it doesn't seem
   to conform to the RFCs and could cause (non-infinite) feedback loops in some
   scenarios (usually those involving Paramiko on both ends).
+- :bug:`1283 (1.17+)` Fix exploit (CVE pending) in Paramiko's server mode
+  (**not** client mode) where hostile clients could trick the server into
+  thinking they were authenticated without actually submitting valid
+  authentication.
+
+  Specifically, steps have been taken to start separating client and server
+  related message types in the message handling tables within ``Transport`` and
+  ``AuthHandler``; this work is not complete but enough has been performed to
+  close off this particular exploit (which was the only obvious such exploit
+  for this particular channel).
+
+  Thanks to Daniel Hoffman for the detailed report.
 - :support:`1292 backported` Backport changes from :issue:`979` (added in
   Paramiko 2.3) to Paramiko 2.0-2.2, using duck-typing to preserve backwards
   compatibility. This allows these older versions to use newer Cryptography