CVE-2011-4327

NameCVE-2011-4327
Descriptionssh-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.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
openssh (PTS)jessie, jessie (lts)1:6.7p1-5+deb8u10fixed
stretch (security)1:7.4p1-10+deb9u6fixed
stretch (lts), stretch1:7.4p1-10+deb9u9fixed
buster1:7.9p1-10+deb10u2fixed
buster (security)1:7.9p1-10+deb10u4fixed
bullseye (security), bullseye1:8.4p1-5+deb11u3fixed
bookworm (security), bookworm1:9.2p1-2+deb12u2fixed
sid, trixie1:9.7p1-4fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
opensshsource(unstable)(not affected)

Notes

- openssh <not-affected> (Only affects platforms w/o /dev/random)
http://www.openssh.com/txt/portable-keysign-rand-helper.adv

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