Arbitrary Code Injection Affecting openssh-debuginfo package, versions <0:7.4p1-22.80.amzn1


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
4.29% (93rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN201803-OPENSSHDEBUGINFO-5849561
  • published23 Aug 2023
  • disclosed20 Jul 2023

Introduced: 20 Jul 2023

CVE-2023-38408  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-94  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2018.03 openssh-debuginfo to version 0:7.4p1-22.80.amzn1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS-2023-1802.

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.

The PKCS#11 feature in ssh-agent in OpenSSH before 9.3p2 has an insufficiently trustworthy search path, leading to remote code execution if an agent is forwarded to an attacker-controlled system. (Code in /usr/lib is not necessarily safe for loading into ssh-agent.) NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2016-10009.

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