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Medium USN-6560-3 1 CVE

openssh vulnerability

Published Sep 16, 2024 · Updated Jun 25, 2026

Summary

USN-6560-2 fixed a vulnerability in OpenSSH. This update provides
the corresponding update for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS.

Original advisory details:

It was discovered that OpenSSH incorrectly handled user names or host
names with shell metacharacters. An attacker could possibly use this
issue to perform OS command injection.

Fixed packages 1

ReleasePackageFixed in
Ubuntu · Pro 16.04 LTS Pro:16.04:LTS openssh 1:7.2p2-4ubuntu2.10+esm6

Vulnerabilities 1

References

  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-51385