Race Condition Affecting openssh-debuginfo package, versions <0:7.4p1-16.71.amzn1


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

Exploit Maturity
Mature
EPSS
3.32% (92nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN201803-OPENSSHDEBUGINFO-1714910
  • published27 Sept 2021
  • disclosed17 Aug 2018

Introduced: 17 Aug 2018

CVE-2018-15473  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-362  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2018.03 openssh-debuginfo to version 0:7.4p1-16.71.amzn1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS-2018-1075.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream openssh-debuginfo package and not the openssh-debuginfo package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2018.03 relevant fixed versions and status.

OpenSSH through 7.7 is prone to a user enumeration vulnerability due to not delaying bailout for an invalid authenticating user until after the packet containing the request has been fully parsed, related to auth2-gss.c, auth2-hostbased.c, and auth2-pubkey.c.

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