SB2018010803 - Gentoo update for OpenSSH
Published: January 8, 2018
Security Bulletin ID
SB2018010803
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Denial of service (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-15906)
The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.The weakness exists in the process_open() function due to improper prevention of write operations in read-only mode. A remote attacker can create zero-length files and cause the service to crash.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in denial of service.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.