CVE-2021-28041

Publication date 5 March 2021

Last updated 24 July 2024


Ubuntu priority

Cvss 3 Severity Score

7.1 · High

Score breakdown

ssh-agent in OpenSSH before 8.5 has a double free that may be relevant in a few less-common scenarios, such as unconstrained agent-socket access on a legacy operating system, or the forwarding of an agent to an attacker-controlled host.

Read the notes from the security team

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
openssh 20.10 groovy
Fixed 1:8.3p1-1ubuntu0.1
20.04 LTS focal
Fixed 1:8.2p1-4ubuntu0.2
18.04 LTS bionic
Not affected
16.04 LTS xenial
Not affected
14.04 LTS trusty
Not affected
openssh-ssh1 20.10 groovy
Not affected
20.04 LTS focal
Not affected
18.04 LTS bionic
Not affected
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release

Notes


seth-arnold

openssh-ssh1 is provided for compatibility with old devices that cannot be upgraded to modern protocols. Thus we may not provide security support for this package if doing so would prevent access to equipment.

Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. How can I get the fixes?

Package Patch details
openssh

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 7.1 · High
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity High
Privileges required Low
User interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact High
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H