Unquoted Search Path or Element Affecting openssh-fips package, versions <8.4p1-150300.3.22.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server security rating.

Threat Intelligence

Exploit Maturity
Not Defined
EPSS
3.99% (93rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-SLES155-OPENSSHFIPS-5804022
  • published25 Jul 2023
  • disclosed24 Jul 2023

Introduced: 24 Jul 2023

CVE-2023-38408  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-428  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade SLES:15.5 openssh-fips to version 8.4p1-150300.3.22.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream openssh-fips package and not the openssh-fips package as distributed by SLES. See How to fix? for SLES:15.5 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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