USN-6242-2

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    USN-6242-2

    Published: 31 Jul 2023Last Modified: 29 Jun 2026

    Summary: openssh vulnerability

    Details: USN-6242-1 fixed a vulnerability in OpenSSH. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. Original advisory details: It was discovered that OpenSSH incorrectly handled loading certain PKCS#11 providers. If a user forwarded their ssh-agent to an untrusted system, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to load arbitrary libraries from the user's system and execute arbitrary code.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6242-2, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-38408

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: openssh

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/openssh?arch=source&distro=trusty%2Fesm

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1:6.6p1-2ubuntu2.13+esm1

    Affected versions

    1:6.2p2-6

    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
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