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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory 202407-09

Gentoo Linux Security Advisory 202407-9 - A vulnerability has been discovered in OpenSSH, which can lead to remote code execution with root privileges. Versions greater than or equal to 9.7_p1-r6 are affected.

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 202407-09


                                       https://security.gentoo.org/  

Severity: High
Title: OpenSSH: Remote Code Execution
Date: July 01, 2024
Bugs: #935271
ID: 202407-09


Synopsis

A vulnerability has been discovered in OpenSSH, which can lead to remote
code execution with root privileges.

Background

OpenSSH is a free application suite consisting of server and clients
that replace tools like telnet, rlogin, rcp and ftp with more secure
versions offering additional functionality.

Affected packages

Package Vulnerable Unaffected


net-misc/openssh < 9.7_p1-r6 >= 9.7_p1-r6

Description

A vulnerability has been discovered in OpenSSH. Please review the CVE
identifier referenced below for details.

Impact

A critical vulnerability in sshd(8) was present in Portable OpenSSH
versions that may allow arbitrary code execution with root privileges.

Successful exploitation has been demonstrated on 32-bit Linux/glibc
systems with ASLR. Under lab conditions, the attack requires on
average 6-8 hours of continuous connections up to the maximum the
server will accept. Exploitation on 64-bit systems is believed to be
possible but has not been demonstrated at this time. It’s likely that
these attacks will be improved upon.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Note that Gentoo has backported the fix to the following versions:

net-misc/openssh-9.6_p1-r5
net-misc/openssh-9.7_p1-r6

Resolution

All OpenSSH users should upgrade to the latest version and restart the
sshd server (to ensure access for new sessions and no vulnerable code
keeps running).

emerge --sync

emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose “>=net-misc/openssh-9.7_p1-r6”

With OpenRC:

rc-service sshd restart

With systemD:

systemctl try-restart sshd.service

References

[ 1 ] CVE-2024-6387
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-6387

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202407-09

Concerns?

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users’ machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
[email protected] or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.

License

Copyright 2024 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5

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