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Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : openssh (MDKSA-2006:204)

high Nessus Plugin ID 24589

Synopsis

The remote Mandrake Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

A vulnerability in the privilege separation functionality in OpenSSH was discovered, caused by an incorrect checking for bad signatures in sshd's privsep monitor. As a result, the monitor and the unprivileged process can get out sync. The OpenSSH team indicated that this bug is not known to be exploitable in the abence of additional vulnerabilities.

Updated packages have been patched to correct this issue, and Mandriva Linux 2007 has received the latest version of OpenSSH.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

http://www.openssh.com/txt/release-4.5

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 24589

File Name: mandrake_MDKSA-2006-204.nasl

Version: 1.17

Type: local

Published: 2/18/2007

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.5

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:openssh, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:openssh-askpass, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:openssh-askpass-common, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:openssh-askpass-gnome, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:openssh-clients, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:openssh-server, cpe:/o:mandriva:linux:2006, cpe:/o:mandriva:linux:2007

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/Mandrake/release, Host/Mandrake/rpm-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/8/2006

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2006-5794

BID: 20956

MDKSA: 2006:204