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Security Advisory 0100

Severity
9
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
07/08/2024
Created
09/10/2024
Added
09/04/2024
Modified
09/27/2024

Description

Arista Networks is providing this security update in response to the OpenSSH security vulnerability CVE-2024-6387, named regreSSHion. The vulnerability involves a signal handler race condition that can lead to a potential unauthenticated remote code execution in OpenSSH's server (sshd) in glibc-based Linux systems, granting full root access. It affects the default configuration and does not require user interaction, posing a significant exploit risk.

Solution(s)

  • upgrade-solution-CVE-2024-6387

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