USN-4762-1

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    USN-4762-1

    Published: 10 Mar 2021Last Modified: 10 Feb 2026

    Summary: openssh vulnerability

    Details: It was discovered that the OpenSSH ssh-agent incorrectly handled memory. A remote attacker able to connect to the agent could use this issue to cause it to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4762-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-28041

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: openssh

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/openssh@1:8.2p1-4ubuntu0.2?arch=source&distro=focal

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1:8.2p1-4ubuntu0.2

    Affected versions

    1:8.0p1-6build1

    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
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
    USN-4762-1 | CVE-DB