Alpine Linux: CVE-2017-15906: openssh Improper write operations in readonly mode allow for zero-length file creation
5
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
10/25/2017
07/25/2018
01/03/2018
12/04/2019
Description
The process_open function in sftp-server.c in OpenSSH before 7.6 does not properly prevent write operations in readonly mode, which allows attackers to create zero-length files.
Solution(s)
- alpine-linux-upgrade-openssh
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