SB20231201117 - Anolis OS update for openssh

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SB20231201117 - Anolis OS update for openssh

Published: December 1, 2023 Updated: January 9, 2026

Security Bulletin ID SB20231201117
CSH Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 3
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

High 33% Medium 33% Low 33%
  • Low
  • Medium
  • High
  • Critical

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 3 vulnerabilities.


1) Double Free (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-25136)

CWE-ID: CWE-415 - Double Free

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Amber


The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to potentially execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the sshd(8) daemon. A remote non-authenticated attacker can send  specially crafted data to the application, trigger a double free error and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vendor believes exploitation of this vulnerability has limitations as double free occurs "in the unprivileged pre-auth process that is subject to chroot(2) and is further sandboxed on most major platforms". Nevertheless we assign a high risk to this vulnerability.


2) Untrusted search path (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-38408)

CWE-ID: CWE-426 - Untrusted Search Path

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Green


The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.

The vulnerability exists due to usage of an insecure search path within the PKCS#11 feature in ssh-agent. A remote attacker can trick the victim into connecting to a malicious SSH server and execute arbitrary code on the system, if an agent is forwarded to an attacker-controlled system.

Note, this vulnerability exists due to incomplete fix for #VU2015 (CVE-2016-10009).


3) Improper input validation (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-10009)

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Clear


The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable ssh client.

The vulnerability exists due to incorrect handling of data passed to PKCS#11 module within ssh-agent. A remote attacker with control over sshd service can execute arbitrary code on vulnerable client.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable client system but requires that client is connected to malicious SSH server.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References