vulnerability
Ubuntu: USN-6887-1 (CVE-2024-39894): OpenSSH vulnerability
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | (AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Jul 2, 2024 | Jul 10, 2024 | Mar 27, 2026 |
Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Jul 2, 2024
Added
Jul 10, 2024
Modified
Mar 27, 2026
Description
OpenSSH 9.5 through 9.7 before 9.8 sometimes allows timing attacks against echo-off password entry (e.g., for su and Sudo) because of an ObscureKeystrokeTiming logic error. Similarly, other timing attacks against keystroke entry could occur.
Solutions
ubuntu-upgrade-openssh-clientubuntu-upgrade-openssh-server
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