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Alma Linux: CVE-2024-6387: Important: openssh security update (ALSA-2024-4312)

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Alma Linux: CVE-2024-6387: Important: openssh security update (ALSA-2024-4312)

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
07/01/2024
Created
07/09/2024
Added
07/09/2024
Modified
07/16/2024

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.

Solution(s)

  • alma-upgrade-openssh
  • alma-upgrade-openssh-askpass
  • alma-upgrade-openssh-clients
  • alma-upgrade-openssh-keycat
  • alma-upgrade-openssh-server
  • alma-upgrade-pam_ssh_agent_auth

References

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