#VU93513 Race condition in OpenSSH - CVE-2024-6387
Published: July 1, 2024 / Updated: February 28, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU93513
Vulnerability risk: High
CVSSv4.0: 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
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-6387
CWE-ID: CWE-362
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vulnerable software:
OpenSSH
OpenSSH
Software vendor:
OpenSSH
OpenSSH
Description
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.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.