{"id":"MGASA-2015-0321","aliases":[],"status":"published","title":"Updated openssh packages fix security vulnerabilities","description":"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).","facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":true},"published":"2015-08-21T18:54:52Z","modified":"2026-04-16T04:28:03Z","fixes":[{"ecosystem":"Mageia:4","package":"openssh","fixed_in":["6.2p2-3.6.mga4"],"sources":["osv"]},{"ecosystem":"Mageia:5","package":"openssh","fixed_in":["6.6p1-5.5.mga5"],"sources":["osv"]}],"affected":[{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"Mageia:4","package":"openssh","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"6.2p2-3.6.mga4"}]}]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"Mageia:5","package":"openssh","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"6.6p1-5.5.mga5"}]}]}],"references":[{"url":"https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0321.html","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=16617","tags":["report"]},{"url":"http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/11/9","tags":["web"]},{"url":"https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-August/164224.html","tags":["web"]}],"sources":{"osv":[{"id":"MGASA-2015-0321","title":"Updated openssh packages fix security vulnerabilities","description":"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","status":"published","published":"2015-08-21T18:54:52Z","modified":"2026-04-16T04:28:03.538179Z","updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:49:39.792687Z"}]}}