An issue was discovered in the Amazon Linux packages of OpenSSH 7.4 for Amazon Linux 1 and 2, because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2019-6111 within these specific packages. The fix had only covered cases where an absolute path is passed to scp. When a relative path is used, there is no verification that the name of a file received by the client matches the file requested. Fixed packages are available with numbers 7.4p1-22.78.amzn1 and 7.4p1-22.amzn2.0.2.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 5.3
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux Ami 2 | — | Upgrade pam_ssh_agent_authUpgrade openssh-clientsUpgrade openssh-server-sysvinitUpgrade opensshUpgrade openssh-keycatUpgrade openssh-ldapUpgrade openssh-debuginfoUpgrade openssh-cavsUpgrade openssh-askpassUpgrade openssh-server | Aug 9, 2023 | Aug 9, 2023 |
| Amazon_linux | — | Upgrade openssh | May 13, 2025 | Aug 8, 2023 |
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