vulnerability
Amazon Linux AMI: CVE-2016-10011: Security patch for openssh (ALAS-2017-898)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N) | Jan 4, 2017 | Oct 3, 2017 | Oct 14, 2022 |
Severity
2
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
Jan 4, 2017
Added
Oct 3, 2017
Modified
Oct 14, 2022
Description
authfile.c in sshd in OpenSSH before 7.4 does not properly consider the effects of realloc on buffer contents, which might allow local users to obtain sensitive private-key information by leveraging access to a privilege-separated child process.
Solution
amazon-linux-upgrade-openssh
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