USN-6560-3: OpenSSH vulnerability
Publication date
16 September 2024
Overview
OpenSSH could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it received a specially crafted input.
Releases
Packages
- openssh - secure shell (SSH) for secure access to remote machines
Details
USN-6560-2 fixed a vulnerability in OpenSSH. This update provides
the corresponding update for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS.
Original advisory details:
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.
USN-6560-2 fixed a vulnerability in OpenSSH. This update provides
the corresponding update for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS.
Original advisory details:
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.
Update instructions
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
Learn more about how to get the fixes.The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
| Ubuntu Release | Package Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 16.04 xenial | openssh-client – 1:7.2p2-4ubuntu2.10+esm6 | ||
| openssh-server – 1:7.2p2-4ubuntu2.10+esm6 | |||
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