authfile.c in sshd in OpenSSH before 7.4 does not properly consider the effects of realloc on buffer contents, which might allow local users to obtain sensitive private-key information by leveraging access to a privilege-separated child process.
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Source | ID | Title |
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DLA-1500-1 | openssh security update |
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EUVD-2016-1208 | authfile.c in sshd in OpenSSH before 7.4 does not properly consider the effects of realloc on buffer contents, which might allow local users to obtain sensitive private-key information by leveraging access to a privilege-separated child process. |
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USN-3538-1 | OpenSSH vulnerabilities |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-06T03:07:32.056Z
Reserved: 2016-12-19T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2016-10011

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Status : Deferred
Published: 2017-01-05T02:59:03.120
Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837
Link: CVE-2016-10011


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