high
7.8
CWE
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Advisory Published
CVE Published
Updated

CVE-2015-8325

First published: Mon Apr 18 2016(Updated: )

If PAM is configured to read user-specified environment variables and UseLogin=yes in sshd_config, then a hostile local user may attack /bin/login via LD_PRELOAD or similar environment variables set via PAM. Upstream fix: <a href="https://anongit.mindrot.org/openssh.git/commit/?id=85bdcd7c92fe7ff133bbc4e10a65c91810f88755">https://anongit.mindrot.org/openssh.git/commit/?id=85bdcd7c92fe7ff133bbc4e10a65c91810f88755</a> Debian advisory: <a href="https://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3550">https://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3550</a>

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
debian/openssh
1:8.4p1-5+deb11u3
1:9.2p1-2+deb12u3
1:9.9p1-3
Debian=7.0
Debian=8.0
OpenSSH<=7.2
uWSGI Core=15.04
Ubuntu Linux=12.04
Ubuntu Linux=14.04
Ubuntu Linux=15.10
Ubuntu Touch=15.04
Ubuntu=12.04
Ubuntu=14.04
Ubuntu=15.10

Remedy

https://anongit.mindrot.org/openssh.git/commit/?id=85bdcd7c92fe7ff133bbc4e10a65c91810f88755

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2015-8325?

    CVE-2015-8325 is considered a high severity vulnerability due to the risk of local privilege escalation.

  • How do I fix CVE-2015-8325?

    To fix CVE-2015-8325, update your OpenSSH package to a version that includes the security patch.

  • What systems are affected by CVE-2015-8325?

    CVE-2015-8325 affects systems with vulnerable versions of OpenSSH, particularly those configured with UseLogin enabled.

  • Who can exploit CVE-2015-8325?

    CVE-2015-8325 can be exploited by a local user with access to environment variables.

  • Is CVE-2015-8325 patched in recent OpenSSH versions?

    Yes, CVE-2015-8325 has been patched in recent versions of OpenSSH as indicated in the upstream fix.

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