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.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alma_linux | — | Upgrade pam_ssh_agent_authUpgrade openssh-clientsUpgrade openssh-keycatUpgrade openssh-askpassUpgrade opensshUpgrade openssh-ldapUpgrade openssh-serverUpgrade openssh-cavs | May 13, 2022 | Sep 26, 2021 |
| Alpine Linux | — | Upgrade openssh | Mar 26, 2024 | Sep 26, 2021 |
| Amazon Linux Ami 2 | — | Upgrade openssh-serverUpgrade openssh-ldapUpgrade opensshUpgrade openssh-debuginfoUpgrade pam_ssh_agent_authUpgrade openssh-cavsUpgrade openssh-clientsUpgrade openssh-askpassUpgrade openssh-server-sysvinitUpgrade openssh-keycat | Jul 4, 2022 | Sep 26, 2021 |
| Amazon_linux | — | Upgrade openssh | Feb 19, 2022 | Sep 26, 2021 |
| Centos_linux | — | Upgrade pam_ssh_agent_auth-debuginfoUpgrade openssh-keycatUpgrade openssh-ldapUpgrade openssh-serverUpgrade openssh-clientsUpgrade openssh-cavs-debuginfoUpgrade openssh-debugsourceUpgrade openssh-askpass-debuginfoUpgrade openssh-clients-debuginfoUpgrade openssh-debuginfoUpgrade openssh-server-debuginfoUpgrade openssh-askpassUpgrade openssh-ldap-debuginfoUpgrade openssh-cavsUpgrade pam_ssh_agent_authUpgrade openssh-keycat-debuginfoUpgrade opensshUpgrade openssh-server-sysvinit | Nov 24, 2021 | Sep 26, 2021 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade openssh | Jan 3, 2024 | Sep 26, 2021 |
| Freebsd | — | Upgrade openssh-portable-gssapiUpgrade openssh-portableUpgrade openssh-portable-hpn | Nov 4, 2022 | Oct 12, 2021 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp10 | — | Upgrade openssh-serverUpgrade openssh-clientsUpgrade openssh | Feb 28, 2022 | Sep 26, 2021 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp5 | — | Upgrade opensshUpgrade openssh-clientsUpgrade openssh-askpassUpgrade openssh-keycatUpgrade openssh-server | Mar 2, 2022 | Sep 26, 2021 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp8 | — | Upgrade openssh-cavsUpgrade openssh-serverUpgrade openssh-ldapUpgrade openssh-askpassUpgrade openssh-keycatUpgrade openssh-clientsUpgrade openssh | Dec 28, 2021 | Sep 26, 2021 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp9 | — | Upgrade openssh-serverUpgrade opensshUpgrade openssh-clients | Jan 4, 2022 | Sep 26, 2021 |
| Ibm Aix | — | Apply the fix or workaround for openssh_advisory14 | Oct 12, 2022 | Sep 26, 2021 |
| Nutanix Ahv | — | Upgrade Nutanix AHV to the latest version | Jun 5, 2026 | Sep 19, 2022 |
| Openbsd Openssh | — | Upgrade to the latest version of OpenSSH | Nov 26, 2021 | Sep 26, 2021 |
| Oracle Solaris | — | Upgrade service/network/ssh to version 8.4.0.1-11.4.40.0.1.107.2 on Solaris 11.4Upgrade network/openssh to version 7.5.0.1-0.175.3.36.0.27.0 on Solaris 11.3Upgrade network/ssh to version 8.4.0.1-11.4.40.0.1.107.2 on Solaris 11.4 | Dec 13, 2021 | Sep 26, 2021 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade openssh-serverUpgrade pam_ssh_agent_authUpgrade opensshUpgrade openssh-ldapUpgrade openssh-cavsUpgrade openssh-server-sysvinitUpgrade openssh-keycatUpgrade openssh-clientsUpgrade openssh-askpass | Nov 24, 2021 | Sep 26, 2021 |
| Redhat_linux | — | Upgrade openssh-clientsUpgrade openssh-cavsUpgrade openssh-keycatUpgrade pam_ssh_agent_authUpgrade openssh-server-sysvinitNo solution existsUpgrade openssh-ldapUpgrade openssh-server-debuginfoUpgrade opensshUpgrade openssh-ldap-debuginfoUpgrade openssh-keycat-debuginfoUpgrade openssh-cavs-debuginfoUpgrade openssh-askpassUpgrade openssh-serverUpgrade openssh-debugsourceUpgrade openssh-askpass-debuginfoUpgrade pam_ssh_agent_auth-debuginfoUpgrade openssh-debuginfoUpgrade openssh-clients-debuginfo | Nov 24, 2021 | Sep 26, 2021 |
| Rocky_linux | — | Upgrade openssh-keycatUpgrade openssh-server-debuginfoUpgrade openssh-clients-debuginfoUpgrade openssh-keycat-debuginfoUpgrade openssh-ldapUpgrade openssh-debugsourceUpgrade openssh-cavs-debuginfoUpgrade pam_ssh_agent_authUpgrade openssh-clientsUpgrade openssh-serverUpgrade opensshUpgrade openssh-askpassUpgrade openssh-cavsUpgrade openssh-ldap-debuginfoUpgrade pam_ssh_agent_auth-debuginfoUpgrade openssh-debuginfoUpgrade openssh-askpass-debuginfo | May 20, 2022 | Sep 26, 2021 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade opensshUpgrade openssh-openssl1-helpersUpgrade openssh-fipsUpgrade openssh-clientsUpgrade openssh-openssl1Upgrade openssh-helpersUpgrade openssh-commonUpgrade openssh-askpass-gnomeUpgrade openssh-serverUpgrade openssh-cavs | Dec 2, 2021 | Sep 26, 2021 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade openssh-server (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade openssh-clientUpgrade openssh-server | Oct 11, 2022 | Sep 26, 2021 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Jan 20, 2025 | Sep 26, 2021 |
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