USN-5351-2

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    USN-5351-2

    Published: 30 Mar 2022Last Modified: 25 Jun 2026

    Summary: paramiko vulnerability

    Details: USN-5351-1 fixed a vulnerability in Paramiko. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 16.04 ESM. Original advisory details: Jan Schejbal discovered that Paramiko incorrectly handled permissions when writing private key files. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to gain access to private keys.

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: paramiko

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/paramiko?arch=source&distro=esm-infra%2Fxenial

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1.16.0-1ubuntu0.2+esm2

    Affected versions

    1.15.2-1
    1.15.3-1
    1.15.3-1ubuntu1

    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-5351-2 | CVE-DB