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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2024-6387: OpenSSH: Remote Code Execution

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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2024-6387: OpenSSH: Remote Code Execution

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
07/01/2024
Created
07/02/2024
Added
07/03/2024
Modified
07/16/2024

Description

A security regression (CVE-2006-5051) was discovered in OpenSSH's server (sshd). There is a race condition which can lead sshd to handle some signals in an unsafe manner. An unauthenticated, remote attacker may be able to trigger it by failing to authenticate within a set time period.

Solution(s)

  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-net-misc-openssh

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