MGASA-2017-0483

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    MGASA-2017-0483

    Published: 31 Dec 2017Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2017-15906

    Summary: Updated openssh packages fix security vulnerability

    Details: 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 (CVE-2017-15906).

    References: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2017-0483.html, https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=22104, https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/thread/VZIQDU7D6MLXFXZ4R3ZG2FCH6EDR3MBD/

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: openssh

    Purl: pkg:rpm/mageia/openssh?arch=source&distro=mageia-6

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -7.5p1-2.1.mga6

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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