vulnerability
VMware Photon OS: CVE-2023-51385
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N) | Dec 18, 2023 | Jan 20, 2025 | Mar 25, 2026 |
Severity
6
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N)
Published
Dec 18, 2023
Added
Jan 20, 2025
Modified
Mar 25, 2026
Description
In ssh in OpenSSH before 9.6, OS command injection might occur if a user name or host name has shell metacharacters, and this name is referenced by an expansion token in certain situations. For example, an untrusted Git repository can have a submodule with shell metacharacters in a user name or host name.
Solution
vmware-photon_os_update_tdnf
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