Improper Input Validation Affecting pam_ssh_agent_auth package, versions <0:0.10.3-1.11.el7


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
15.72% (97th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-PAMSSHAGENTAUTH-4697222
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed24 Jan 2018

Introduced: 24 Jan 2018

CVE-2016-10708  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 pam_ssh_agent_auth to version 0:0.10.3-1.11.el7 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2017:2029.

NVD Description

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

sshd in OpenSSH before 7.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and daemon crash) via an out-of-sequence NEWKEYS message, as demonstrated by Honggfuzz, related to kex.c and packet.c.