Untrusted Search Path Affecting openssh-server-sysvinit package, versions <0:7.4p1-11.el7


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
3.41% (92nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-OPENSSHSERVERSYSVINIT-4697132
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed19 Dec 2016

Introduced: 19 Dec 2016

CVE-2016-10009  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-426  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 openssh-server-sysvinit to version 0:7.4p1-11.el7 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2017:2029.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream openssh-server-sysvinit package and not the openssh-server-sysvinit package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

Untrusted search path vulnerability in ssh-agent.c in ssh-agent in OpenSSH before 7.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary local PKCS#11 modules by leveraging control over a forwarded agent-socket.