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Ubuntu: USN-3538-1 (CVE-2017-15906): OpenSSH vulnerabilities

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
Oct 25, 2017
Added
Jan 24, 2018
Modified
Mar 27, 2026

Description

The process_open function in sftp-server.c in OpenSSH before 7.6 does not properly prevent write operations in readonly mode, which allows attackers to create zero-length files.

Solution

ubuntu-upgrade-openssh-server
Title
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