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RHSA-2000:111: Updated openssh packages available for Red Hat Linux 7

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RHSA-2000:111: Updated openssh packages available for Red Hat Linux 7

Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
01/09/2001
Created
07/25/2018
Added
10/28/2005
Modified
07/04/2017

Description

Updated openssh packages are now available for Red Hat Linux 7. 2000-11-27: Added packages for Red Hat Linux 7 for Alpha

An OpenSSH client will do agent or X11 forwarding at the request of a server, even if the user has not requested that it be done. A malicious server can exploit this vulnerability to gain access to the user's display.

Solution(s)

  • redhat-upgrade-openssh
  • redhat-upgrade-openssh-askpass
  • redhat-upgrade-openssh-askpass-gnome
  • redhat-upgrade-openssh-clients
  • redhat-upgrade-openssh-server

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