Upstream information
Description
sshd in OpenSSH 6.8 and 6.9 uses world-writable permissions for TTY devices, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (terminal disruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact by writing to a device, as demonstrated by writing an escape sequence.SUSE information
Overall state of this security issue: Resolved
This issue is currently rated as having moderate severity.
| National Vulnerability Database | SUSE | |
|---|---|---|
| Base Score | 7.2 | 7.2 |
| Vector | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| Access Vector | Local | Local |
| Access Complexity | Low | Low |
| Authentication | None | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | Complete | Complete |
| Integrity Impact | Complete | Complete |
| Availability Impact | Complete | Complete |
Note from the SUSE Security Team
This issue only affects openssh versions 6.8 and 6.9. SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 and older have currently ship openssh 6.6p1 or older, so are not affected. SUSE Bugzilla entries: 942850 [RESOLVED / INVALID], 943006 [RESOLVED / FIXED], 943007 [RESOLVED / UPSTREAM], 943010 [RESOLVED / FIXED] No SUSE Security Announcements cross referenced.Status of this issue by product and package
Please note that this evaluation state might be work in progress, incomplete or outdated. Also information for service packs in the LTSS phase is only included for issues meeting the LTSS criteria. If in doubt, feel free to contact us for clarification. The updates are grouped by state of their lifecycle. SUSE product lifecycles are documented on the lifecycle page.
| Product(s) | Source package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Products past their end of life and not receiving proactive updates anymore. | ||
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2 | openssh | Already fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3 | openssh | Released |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3 | openssh-askpass-gnome | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP4 | openssh | Released |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 | openssh | Released |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1 | openssh | Released |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 11 SP3 | openssh | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 11 SP3 | openssh-askpass-gnome | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Service 11 SP3 | openssh | Unsupported |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1-LTSS | openssh | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 | openssh | Already fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 LTSS | openssh | Already fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2-LTSS | openssh | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 | openssh | Released |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 | openssh-askpass-gnome | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3-LTSS | openssh | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3-LTSS | openssh-askpass-gnome | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 | openssh | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 LTSS | openssh | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4-LTSS | openssh | Released |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SECURITY | openssh-openssl1 | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 | openssh | Released |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1 | openssh | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1-LTSS | openssh | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-LTSS | openssh | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1 | openssh | Affected |
| Security Module for SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 | openssh-openssl1 | Unsupported |
SUSE Timeline for this CVE
CVE page created: Mon Aug 24 08:15:36 2015CVE page last modified: Tue Jul 2 16:36:41 2024