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Ubuntu 23.10 USN-6565-1 critical: OpenSSH access threats

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Several security issues were fixed in OpenSSH.
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6565-1
January 03, 2024

openssh vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 23.10
- Ubuntu 23.04
- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS

Summary:

Several security issues were fixed in OpenSSH.

Software Description:
- openssh: secure shell (SSH) for secure access to remote machines

Details:

It was discovered that OpenSSH incorrectly handled supplemental groups when
running helper programs for AuthorizedKeysCommand and
AuthorizedPrincipalsCommand as a different user. An attacker could possibly
use this issue to escalate privileges. This issue only affected Ubuntu
20.04 LTS. (CVE-2021-41617)

It was discovered that OpenSSH incorrectly added destination constraints
when PKCS#11 token keys were added to ssh-agent, contrary to expectations.
This issue only affected Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 23.04.
(CVE-2023-51384)

It was discovered that OpenSSH incorrectly handled user names or host names
with shell metacharacters. An attacker could possibly use this issue to
perform OS command injection. (CVE-2023-51385)

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 23.10:
   openssh-client                  1:9.3p1-1ubuntu3.2
   openssh-server                  1:9.3p1-1ubuntu3.2

Ubuntu 23.04:
   openssh-client                  1:9.0p1-1ubuntu8.7
   openssh-server                  1:9.0p1-1ubuntu8.7

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS:
   openssh-client                  1:8.9p1-3ubuntu0.6
   openssh-server                  1:8.9p1-3ubuntu0.6

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
   openssh-client                  1:8.2p1-4ubuntu0.11
   openssh-server                  1:8.2p1-4ubuntu0.11

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References:
   https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6565-1
   CVE-2021-41617, CVE-2023-51384, CVE-2023-51385

Package Information:
   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openssh/1:9.3p1-1ubuntu3.2
   
   
   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openssh/1:8.2p1-4ubuntu0.11

Ubuntu 23.10 USN-6565-1 critical: OpenSSH access threats

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Calendar Grey January 3, 2024
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Fedora stable releases have patched various OpenSSH security flaws, enhancing protected access from afar. Upgrade promptly for protection.
Several security issues were fixed in OpenSSH.

Summary

A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 23.10 - Ubuntu 23.04 - Ubuntu 22.04 LTS - Ubuntu 20.04 LTS Summary: Several security issues were fixed in OpenSSH. Software Description: - openssh: secure shell (SSH) for secure access to remote machines Details: It was discovered that OpenSSH incorrectly handled supplemental groups when running helper programs for AuthorizedKeysCommand and AuthorizedPrincipalsCommand as a different user. An attacker could possibly use this issue to escalate privileges. This issue only affected Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. (CVE-2021-41617) It was discovered that OpenSSH incorrectly added destination constraints when PKCS#11 token keys were added to ssh-agent, contrary to expectations. This issue only affected Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 23.04. (CVE-2023-51384) It was discovered that OpenSSH incorrectly handled user names or host names with shell metacharacters. An attacker could possibly use t...

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Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 23.10: openssh-client 1:9.3p1-1ubuntu3.2 openssh-server 1:9.3p1-1ubuntu3.2 Ubuntu 23.04: openssh-client 1:9.0p1-1ubuntu8.7 openssh-server 1:9.0p1-1ubuntu8.7 Ubuntu 22.04 LTS: openssh-client 1:8.9p1-3ubuntu0.6 openssh-server 1:8.9p1-3ubuntu0.6 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS: openssh-client 1:8.2p1-4ubuntu0.11 openssh-server 1:8.2p1-4ubuntu0.11 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6565-1

CVE-2021-41617, CVE-2023-51384, CVE-2023-51385

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6565-1

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openssh/1:9.3p1-1ubuntu3.2 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openssh/1:8.2p1-4ubuntu0.11

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