GLSA 201405-06: OpenSSH: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Severity:	high
Title:	OpenSSH: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date:	05/11/2014
Bugs:	#231292, #247466, #386307, #410869, #419357, #456006, #505066
ID:	201405-06

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in OpenSSH, the worst of which may allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.

Background

OpenSSH is a complete SSH protocol implementation that includes an SFTP client and server support.

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
net-misc/openssh	< 6.6_p1-r1	>= 6.6_p1-r1	All supported architectures

Description

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in OpenSSH. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact

A remote attacker could execute arbitrary code, cause a Denial of Service condition, obtain sensitive information, or bypass environment restrictions.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All OpenSSH users should upgrade to the latest version:

      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-misc/openssh-6.6_p1-r1"

NOTE: One or more of the issues described in this advisory have been fixed in previous updates. They are included in this advisory for the sake of completeness. It is likely that your system is already no longer affected by them.

References

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201405-06.xml

Concerns?

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.