Overly broad permissions can turn one compromised account into a much larger security problem. Learn how to reduce unnecessary access, review privileges, and apply least privilege across modern Linux systems. Review Linux Privileges×

Alerts This Week
Warning Icon 1 515
Alerts This Week
Warning Icon 1 515

SUSE: 2021:3947-1 Important: Openssh Privilege Escalation Fix

suse
Calendar Grey December 6, 2021
Scroller Suse
Patch released for SUSE platforms, resolving a critical openssh privilege elevation vulnerability.
An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available

Summary

This update for openssh fixes the following issues: - CVE-2021-41617: Fixed privilege escalation when AuthorizedKeysCommand/AuthorizedPrincipalsCommand are configured (bsc#1190975). Patch Instructions: To install this SUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch". Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 15-SP1: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES_SAP-15-SP1-2021-3947=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-SP1-LTSS: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES-15-SP1-LTSS-2021-3947=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-SP1-BCL: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES-15-SP1-BCL-2021-3947=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-SP1-LTSS:

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory privilege escalation patch important openssh suse linux

References

#1190975

Cross- CVE-2021-41617

CVSS scores:

CVE-2021-41617 (NVD) : 7 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVE-2021-41617 (SUSE): 7 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Products:

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 15-SP1

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-SP1-LTSS

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-SP1-BCL

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-SP1-LTSS

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-SP1-ESPOS

SUSE Enterprise Storage 6

SUSE CaaS Platform 4.0

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-41617.html

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1190975

Severity
important
Lowest
Low
Medium
High
Critical

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2021:3947-1
Rating: important

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory privilege escalation patch important openssh suse linux

Get the latest News and Insights

Get the latest Linux and open source security news straight to your inbox.