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Improper Privilege Management Affecting openssh package, versions *

low

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity High
    Confidentiality High
    Integrity High
    Availability High
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NVD
7 high
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SUSE
7 high
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Red Hat
7 high

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-UBUNTU2204-OPENSSH-2775193
  • published 29 Sep 2021
  • disclosed 26 Sep 2021
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Introduced: 26 Sep 2021

CVE-2021-41617 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-269 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Ubuntu:22.04 openssh.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream openssh package and not the openssh package as distributed by Ubuntu:22.04. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:22.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

sshd in OpenSSH 6.2 through 8.x before 8.8, when certain non-default configurations are used, allows privilege escalation because supplemental groups are not initialized as expected. Helper programs for AuthorizedKeysCommand and AuthorizedPrincipalsCommand may run with privileges associated with group memberships of the sshd process, if the configuration specifies running the command as a different user.