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If through a vulnerability assessment, a network security issue is detected for the vulnerability below, applying the appropriate security patches in a timely matter is very important. If you have detected that your system has already been compromised, following CERT's Network Security recovery document will assist with recommended steps for system recovery. Home >> Browse Vulnerability Assessment Database >> Red Hat Local Security Checks >> RHSA-2006-0738: openssh Vulnerability Assessment Details
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RHSA-2006-0738: openssh |
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Check for the version of the openssh packages Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment Updated openssh packages that fix an authentication flaw are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 and 4. This update has been rated as having low security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team. OpenSSH is OpenBSD's SSH (Secure SHell) protocol implementation. This package includes the core files necessary for both the OpenSSH client and server. An authentication flaw was found in OpenSSH's privilege separation monitor. If it ever becomes possible to alter the behavior of the unprivileged process when OpenSSH is using privilege separation, a possible hacker may then be able to login without possessing proper credentials. (CVE-2006-5794) Please note that this flaw by itself poses no direct threat to OpenSSH users. Without another security flaw that could permit a possible hacker to alter the behavior of OpenSSH's unprivileged process, this flaw cannot be exploited. There are currently no known flaws to exploit this behavior. However, we have decided to issue this erratum to fix this flaw to reduce the security impact if an unprivileged process flaw is ever found. Users of openssh should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain a backported patch to resolve this issue. Solution : http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2006-0738.html Network Security Threat Level: High Networks Security ID: Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2006 Tenable Network Security |
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