sshd in OpenSSH 6.2 through 8.x before 8.8, when certain non-default configurations are used, allows privilege escalation because supplemental groups are not initialized as expected. Helper programs for AuthorizedKeysCommand and AuthorizedPrincipalsCommand may run with privileges associated with group memberships of the sshd process, if the configuration specifies running the command as a different user.
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Affected Vendors & Products
Advisories
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Debian DLA |
DLA-3694-1 | openssh security update |
Debian DSA |
DSA-5586-1 | openssh security update |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-5666-1 | OpenSSH vulnerability |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-6565-1 | OpenSSH vulnerabilities |
Fixes
Solution
No solution given by the vendor.
Workaround
No workaround given by the vendor.
References
History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-04T03:15:29.208Z
Reserved: 2021-09-26T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2021-41617
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Status : Modified
Published: 2021-09-26T19:15:07.263
Modified: 2024-11-21T06:26:32.077
Link: CVE-2021-41617
OpenCVE Enrichment
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Debian DLA
Debian DSA
Ubuntu USN