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Gentoo: GLSA-202212-06 High: OpenSSH Arbitrary Code Execution Threat

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Calendar Grey December 28, 2022
Dist Gentoo Esm H88
Recent OpenSSH flaws identified in Gentoo advisory GLSA 202212-07; urgent action advised for all users.
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in OpenSSH, the worst of which could result in arbitrary code execution.

Summary

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in OpenSSH. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

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Topics Covered

security advisory Gentoo high severity security issue software update arbitrary code execution OpenSSH

Resolution

All OpenSSH users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-misc/openssh-9.1_p1"

References

[ 1 ] CVE-2020-15778 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-15778

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202212-06
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Concerns

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.

Severity: High
Title: OpenSSH: Multiple Vulnerabilities
Date: December 28, 2022
Bugs: #874876, #733802, #815010
ID: 202212-06

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Topics Covered

security advisory Gentoo high severity security issue software update arbitrary code execution OpenSSH

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in OpenSSH, the worst of which could result in arbitrary code execution.

Background

OpenSSH is a free application suite consisting of server and clients that replace tools like telnet, rlogin, rcp and ftp with more secure versions offering additional functionality.

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Affected Packages

------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 net-misc/openssh < 9.1_p1 >= 9.1_p1

Impact

===== Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

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