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CentOS Linux: CVE-2016-10011: Moderate: openssh security, bug fix, and enhancement update (CESA-2017:2029)

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CentOS Linux: CVE-2016-10011: Moderate: openssh security, bug fix, and enhancement update (CESA-2017:2029)

Severity
2
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
01/05/2017
Created
08/29/2019
Added
08/28/2019
Modified
05/25/2023

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(s)

  • centos-upgrade-openssh
  • centos-upgrade-openssh-askpass
  • centos-upgrade-openssh-cavs
  • centos-upgrade-openssh-clients
  • centos-upgrade-openssh-debuginfo
  • centos-upgrade-openssh-keycat
  • centos-upgrade-openssh-ldap
  • centos-upgrade-openssh-server
  • centos-upgrade-openssh-server-sysvinit
  • centos-upgrade-pam_ssh_agent_auth

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