OS Command Injection Affecting pam_ssh_agent_auth package, versions <0:0.10.3-7.19.el8_8.2


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.34% (72nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL8-PAMSSHAGENTAUTH-6212406
  • published31 Jan 2024
  • disclosed18 Dec 2023

Introduced: 18 Dec 2023

CVE-2023-51385  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-78  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:8 pam_ssh_agent_auth to version 0:0.10.3-7.19.el8_8.2 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2024:0594.

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:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

In ssh in OpenSSH before 9.6, OS command injection might occur if a user name or host name has shell metacharacters, and this name is referenced by an expansion token in certain situations. For example, an untrusted Git repository can have a submodule with shell metacharacters in a user name or host name.

CVSS Scores

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