MGASA-2015-0295

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    MGASA-2015-0295

    Published: 28 Jul 2015Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2015-5600

    Summary: Updated openssh package fixes security vulnerability

    Details: The OpenSSH server, when keyboard-interactive challenge response authentication is enabled and PAM is being used (the default configuration in Mageia), can be tricked into allowing more password attempts than the MaxAuthTries setting would normally allow in one connection, which can aid an attacker in brute-force password guessing (CVE-2015-5600).

    References: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0295.html, https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=16456, http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/23/4

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: openssh

    Purl: pkg:rpm/mageia/openssh?arch=source&distro=mageia-4

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -6.2p2-3.4.mga4

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
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    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
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    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
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    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
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    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
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    High