Unquoted Search Path or Element Affecting openssh package, versions <1:8.9p1-3ubuntu0.3


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
4.87% (93rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU2204-OPENSSH-5788093
  • published19 Jul 2023
  • disclosed20 Jul 2023

Introduced: 19 Jul 2023

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

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:22.04 openssh to version 1:8.9p1-3ubuntu0.3 or higher.

NVD Description

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