CVE-2016-10009

Publication date 4 January 2017

Last updated 25 August 2025

Ubuntu priority

Low

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

7.3 · High

Score breakdown

Description

Untrusted search path vulnerability in ssh-agent.c in ssh-agent in OpenSSH before 7.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary local PKCS#11 modules by leveraging control over a forwarded agent-socket.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
openssh 21.04 hirsute
Not affected
20.10 groovy
Not affected
20.04 LTS focal
Not affected
19.10 eoan
Not affected
19.04 disco
Not affected
18.10 cosmic
Not affected
18.04 LTS bionic
Not affected
17.10 artful
Not affected
17.04 zesty
Not affected
16.10 yakkety Ignored end of life
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 1:7.2p2-4ubuntu2.4
14.04 LTS trusty
Fixed 1:6.6p1-2ubuntu2.10
12.04 LTS precise Ignored end of life

Patch details

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Package Patch details
openssh

Severity score breakdown

CVSS version: CVSS v3.0

Base score 7.3 · High

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-3538-1
    • OpenSSH vulnerabilities
    • 22 January 2018

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