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IBM AIX: openssh_advisory10 (CVE-2016-10011): Vulnerabilities in OpenSSH affects AIX

Severity
2
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
Jan 4, 2017
Added
Nov 30, 2017
Modified
May 31, 2026

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

ibm-aix-openssh_advisory10
Title
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