vulnerability
Amazon Linux AMI: CVE-2021-41617: Security patch for openssh (ALAS-2022-1565)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Sep 26, 2021 | Feb 19, 2022 | May 21, 2025 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Sep 26, 2021
Added
Feb 19, 2022
Modified
May 21, 2025
Description
sshd in OpenSSH 6.2 through 8.x before 8.8, when certain non-default configurations are used, allows privilege escalation because supplemental groups are not initialized as expected. Helper programs for AuthorizedKeysCommand and AuthorizedPrincipalsCommand may run with privileges associated with group memberships of the sshd process, if the configuration specifies running the command as a different user.
Solution
amazon-linux-upgrade-openssh
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