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-askpassUpgrade openssh-keycatUpgrade opensshUpgrade openssh-cavsUpgrade openssh-ldapUpgrade openssh-server | May 13, 2022 | Sep 26, 2021 |
| Alpine Linux | — | Upgrade openssh | Mar 26, 2024 | Sep 26, 2021 |
| Amazon Linux Ami 2 | — | Upgrade pam_ssh_agent_authUpgrade openssh-debuginfoUpgrade openssh-keycatUpgrade openssh-clientsUpgrade openssh-cavsUpgrade openssh-server-sysvinitUpgrade openssh-askpassUpgrade opensshUpgrade openssh-serverUpgrade openssh-ldap | Jul 4, 2022 | Sep 26, 2021 |
| Amazon_linux | — | Upgrade openssh | Feb 19, 2022 | Sep 26, 2021 |
| Centos_linux | — | Upgrade openssh-server-debuginfoUpgrade openssh-askpassUpgrade openssh-server-sysvinitUpgrade opensshUpgrade openssh-keycat-debuginfoUpgrade openssh-ldap-debuginfoUpgrade openssh-debuginfoUpgrade openssh-clients-debuginfoUpgrade pam_ssh_agent_authUpgrade openssh-cavsUpgrade openssh-cavs-debuginfoUpgrade openssh-ldapUpgrade openssh-clientsUpgrade openssh-keycatUpgrade openssh-askpass-debuginfoUpgrade openssh-debugsourceUpgrade openssh-serverUpgrade pam_ssh_agent_auth-debuginfo | Nov 24, 2021 | Sep 26, 2021 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade openssh | Jan 3, 2024 | Sep 26, 2021 |
| Freebsd | — | Upgrade openssh-portable-hpnUpgrade openssh-portable-gssapiUpgrade openssh-portable | Nov 4, 2022 | Oct 12, 2021 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp10 | — | Upgrade opensshUpgrade openssh-clientsUpgrade openssh-server | Feb 28, 2022 | Sep 26, 2021 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp5 | — | Upgrade openssh-serverUpgrade openssh-keycatUpgrade openssh-clientsUpgrade openssh-askpassUpgrade openssh | Mar 2, 2022 | Sep 26, 2021 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp8 | — | Upgrade openssh-keycatUpgrade openssh-clientsUpgrade opensshUpgrade openssh-ldapUpgrade openssh-askpassUpgrade openssh-serverUpgrade openssh-cavs | Dec 28, 2021 | Sep 26, 2021 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp9 | — | Upgrade openssh-clientsUpgrade opensshUpgrade openssh-server | 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 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 service/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 openssh-ldapUpgrade opensshUpgrade openssh-server-sysvinitUpgrade openssh-askpassUpgrade openssh-clientsUpgrade openssh-cavsUpgrade openssh-keycat | Nov 24, 2021 | Sep 26, 2021 |
| Redhat_linux | — | Upgrade openssh-server-sysvinitUpgrade openssh-keycatUpgrade openssh-cavsUpgrade openssh-clientsUpgrade pam_ssh_agent_authUpgrade openssh-ldap-debuginfoUpgrade openssh-serverUpgrade openssh-debugsourceUpgrade openssh-debuginfoUpgrade openssh-clients-debuginfoUpgrade openssh-askpassUpgrade openssh-keycat-debuginfoUpgrade openssh-ldapUpgrade pam_ssh_agent_auth-debuginfoUpgrade openssh-cavs-debuginfoUpgrade opensshUpgrade openssh-askpass-debuginfoNo solution existsUpgrade openssh-server-debuginfo | Nov 24, 2021 | Sep 26, 2021 |
| Rocky_linux | — | Upgrade opensshUpgrade openssh-cavsUpgrade openssh-ldap-debuginfoUpgrade openssh-askpass-debuginfoUpgrade openssh-debuginfoUpgrade pam_ssh_agent_auth-debuginfoUpgrade openssh-clientsUpgrade openssh-serverUpgrade openssh-askpassUpgrade pam_ssh_agent_authUpgrade openssh-server-debuginfoUpgrade openssh-keycat-debuginfoUpgrade openssh-keycatUpgrade openssh-cavs-debuginfoUpgrade openssh-debugsourceUpgrade openssh-clients-debuginfoUpgrade openssh-ldap | May 20, 2022 | Sep 26, 2021 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade openssh-serverUpgrade openssh-cavsUpgrade openssh-openssl1Upgrade openssh-helpersUpgrade openssh-clientsUpgrade openssh-fipsUpgrade openssh-commonUpgrade openssh-askpass-gnomeUpgrade openssh-openssl1-helpersUpgrade openssh | Dec 2, 2021 | Sep 26, 2021 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade openssh-serverUpgrade openssh-clientUpgrade openssh-server (Ubuntu Pro) | 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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