CVE-2024-6387
openssh - security update
8.1
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 63.8%
Description
A security regression (CVE-2006-5051) was discovered in OpenSSH's server (sshd). There is a race condition which can lead sshd to handle some signals in an unsafe manner. An unauthenticated, remote attacker may be able to trigger it by failing to authenticate within a set time period.
How to fix CVE-2024-6387
To remediate CVE-2024-6387, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 9.1_p1-r6 or later
- —upgrade to 1:9.2p1-2+deb12u3 or later
- —upgrade to 1:9.2p1-2+deb12u3 or later
Is CVE-2024-6387 being exploited?
Likely — EPSS is 63.8%, placing CVE-2024-6387 in the top tier of vulnerabilities by exploitation probability. Prioritise patching.
Affected packages (3)
- from 0, < 9.1_p1-r6
- from 0, < 1:9.2p1-2+deb12u3
- from 0, < 1:9.2p1-2+deb12u3
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH8.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |