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HistoryAug 12, 2021 - 11:59 a.m.

openssh regression

2021-08-1211:59:35
Google
osv.dev
16
openssh
regression
fix
cve-2018-15473
vulnerability
incomplete
environment
denial of service
ubuntu 14.04 lts
ubuntu 16.04 lts
access sensitive information
software

AI Score

7.5

Confidence

Low

EPSS

0.052

Percentile

93.1%

USN-3809-1 fixed vulnerabilities in OpenSSH. The update for CVE-2018-15473
was incomplete and could introduce a regression in certain environments.
This update fixes the problem.

We apologize for the inconvenience.

Original advisory details:

Robert Swiecki discovered that OpenSSH incorrectly handled certain messages.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.
This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS and Ubuntu 16.04 LTS.
(CVE-2016-10708)

It was discovered that OpenSSH incorrectly handled certain requests.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to access sensitive information.
(CVE-2018-15473)