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Red Hat: CVE-2024-6387: openssh: Possible remote code execution due to a race condition in signal handling (Multiple Advisories)

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Red Hat: CVE-2024-6387: openssh: Possible remote code execution due to a race condition in signal handling (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
07/01/2024
Created
07/04/2024
Added
07/04/2024
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)

  • redhat-upgrade-openssh
  • redhat-upgrade-openssh-askpass
  • redhat-upgrade-openssh-askpass-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-openssh-clients
  • redhat-upgrade-openssh-clients-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-openssh-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-openssh-debugsource
  • redhat-upgrade-openssh-keycat
  • redhat-upgrade-openssh-keycat-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-openssh-server
  • redhat-upgrade-openssh-server-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-openssh-sk-dummy-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-pam_ssh_agent_auth
  • redhat-upgrade-pam_ssh_agent_auth-debuginfo

References

  • CVE-2024-6387
  • RHSA-2024:4312
  • RHSA-2024:4340

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