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CVE-2011-4327

Published: 3 February 2014

ssh-keysign.c in ssh-keysign in OpenSSH before 5.8p2 on certain platforms executes ssh-rand-helper with unintended open file descriptors, which allows local users to obtain sensitive key information via the ptrace system call.

Notes

AuthorNote
tyhicks
Per OpenSSH, platforms with /dev/random are not affected.

Priority

Medium

Status

Package Release Status
openssh
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
hardy Not vulnerable
(code not present)
lucid Not vulnerable
(code not present)
maverick Not vulnerable
(code not present)
natty Not vulnerable
(code not present)
oneiric Not vulnerable
(code not present)
upstream Not vulnerable
(code not present)