SB2024071109 - NetScaler ADC and NetScaler Gateway update for OpenSSH



SB2024071109 - NetScaler ADC and NetScaler Gateway update for OpenSSH

Published: July 11, 2024 Updated: February 28, 2025

Security Bulletin ID SB2024071109
CSH Severity
Critical
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Code execution

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.


1) Race condition (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-6387)

CWE-ID: CWE-362 - Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')

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 compromise the affected system.

The vulnerability exists due to a race condition in portable version of sshd. A remote non-authenticated attacker can send a series of requests in order to trigger a race condition and execute arbitrary code on the system.


2) Race condition (CVE-ID: CVE-2006-5051)

CWE-ID: CWE-362 - Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')

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


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

The vulnerability exists due to a race condition in sshd when GSSAPI authentication is enabled. A remote attacker can send specially crafted requests to the daemon, trigger a race condition and execute arbitrary code on the system.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.