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Critical USN-2966-1 4 CVEs

openssh vulnerabilities

Published May 9, 2016 · Updated Jun 1, 2026

Summary

Shayan Sadigh discovered that OpenSSH incorrectly handled environment files
when the UseLogin feature is enabled. A local attacker could use this issue
to gain privileges. (CVE-2015-8325)

Ben Hawkes discovered that OpenSSH incorrectly handled certain network
traffic. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause OpenSSH
to crash, resulting in a denial of service. This issue only applied to
Ubuntu 15.10. (CVE-2016-1907)

Thomas Hoger discovered that OpenSSH incorrectly handled untrusted X11
forwarding when the SECURITY extension is disabled. A connection configured
as being untrusted could get switched to trusted in certain scenarios,
contrary to expectations. (CVE-2016-1908)

It was discovered that OpenSSH incorrectly handled certain X11 forwarding
data. A remote authenticated attacker could possibly use this issue to
bypass certain intended command restrictions. (CVE-2016-3115)

Fixed packages 1

ReleasePackageFixed in
Ubuntu · 14.04 LTS 14.04:LTS openssh 1:6.6p1-2ubuntu2.7

Vulnerabilities 4

References

  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-8325
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-1907
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-1908
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-3115