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OS X update for OpenSSH (CVE-2024-39894)

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OS X update for OpenSSH (CVE-2024-39894)

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
07/02/2024
Created
11/01/2024
Added
10/31/2024
Modified
10/31/2024

Description

OpenSSH 9.5 through 9.7 before 9.8 sometimes allows timing attacks against echo-off password entry (e.g., for su and Sudo) because of an ObscureKeystrokeTiming logic error. Similarly, other timing attacks against keystroke entry could occur.

Solution(s)

  • apple-osx-upgrade-15

References

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