vulnerability
Rocky Linux: CVE-2024-6387: openssh: Possible remote code execution due to a race condition in signal handling
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | (AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Jul 1, 2024 | Jul 22, 2024 | Mar 31, 2026 |
Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Jul 1, 2024
Added
Jul 22, 2024
Modified
Mar 31, 2026
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.
Solutions
rocky-upgrade-opensshrocky-upgrade-openssh-askpassrocky-upgrade-openssh-askpass-debuginforocky-upgrade-openssh-clientsrocky-upgrade-openssh-clients-debuginforocky-upgrade-openssh-debuginforocky-upgrade-openssh-debugsourcerocky-upgrade-openssh-keycatrocky-upgrade-openssh-keycat-debuginforocky-upgrade-openssh-serverrocky-upgrade-openssh-server-debuginforocky-upgrade-openssh-sk-dummy-debuginforocky-upgrade-pam_ssh_agent_authrocky-upgrade-pam_ssh_agent_auth-debuginfo
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