{"id":"MGASA-2015-0321","summary":"Updated openssh packages fix security vulnerabilities","details":"Privilege seaparation weakness related to PAM support allowing the attacker to\nimpersonate other users was found in openssh package. Attackers who could\nsuccessfully compromise the pre-authentication process for remote code\nexecution and who had valid credentials on the host could impersonate other\nusers (rhbz#1252844).\n\nUse-after-free bug was found in openssh package. The vulnerability is\nexploitable by attackers who could compromise the pre-authentication process\nfor remote code execution (rhbz#1252852).\n","modified":"2026-04-16T04:28:03.538179Z","published":"2015-08-21T18:54:52Z","references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0321.html"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=16617"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/11/9"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-August/164224.html"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"openssh","ecosystem":"Mageia:4","purl":"pkg:rpm/mageia/openssh?arch=source&distro=mageia-4"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"6.2p2-3.6.mga4"}]}],"ecosystem_specific":{"section":"core"},"database_specific":{"source":"https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0321.json"}},{"package":{"name":"openssh","ecosystem":"Mageia:5","purl":"pkg:rpm/mageia/openssh?arch=source&distro=mageia-5"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"6.6p1-5.5.mga5"}]}],"ecosystem_specific":{"section":"core"},"database_specific":{"source":"https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0321.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.5","credits":[{"name":"Mageia","contact":["https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Packages_Security_Team"],"type":"COORDINATOR"}]}