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Debian Bookworm DSA-5724-1 Critical: OpenSSH Remote Code Execution Risk

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Calendar Grey July 1, 2024
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Important security notice for OpenSSH highlights a timing vulnerability that could enable remote code execution. Immediate upgrade is recommended.
The Qualys Threat Research Unit (TRU) discovered that OpenSSH, an implementation of the SSH protocol suite, is prone to a signal handler race condition
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Summary

Details can be found in the Qualys advisory at
https://www.qualys.com/

For the stable distribution (bookworm), this problem has been fixed in
version 1:9.2p1-2+deb12u3.

We recommend that you upgrade your openssh packages.

For the detailed security status of openssh please refer to its security
tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/openssh

Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://www.debian.org/security/



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Package: openssh
CVE ID: CVE-2024-6387

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