Alpine Linux: CVE-2017-15906: Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource
5
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
10/26/2017
07/25/2018
01/03/2018
10/02/2024
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(s)
- alpine-linux-upgrade-openssh
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