USN-6560-3

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    USN-6560-3

    Published: 16 Sept 2024Last Modified: 25 Jun 2026

    Summary: openssh vulnerability

    Details: USN-6560-2 fixed a vulnerability in OpenSSH. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. Original advisory details: It was discovered that OpenSSH incorrectly handled user names or host names with shell metacharacters. An attacker could possibly use this issue to perform OS command injection.

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: openssh

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

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1:7.2p2-4ubuntu2.10+esm6

    Affected versions

    1:6.9p1-2

    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-6560-3 | CVE-DB