CWE
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Advisory Published
CVE Published
Updated

CVE-2016-10010

First published: Wed Jan 04 2017(Updated: )

sshd in OpenSSH before 7.4, when privilege separation is not used, creates forwarded Unix-domain sockets as root, which might allow local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors, related to serverloop.c.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
ubuntu/openssh<1:7.4
1:7.4
ubuntu/openssh<1:7.2
1:7.2
debian/openssh
1:8.4p1-5+deb11u3
1:9.2p1-2+deb12u2
1:9.2p1-2+deb12u3
1:9.8p1-2
OpenSSH<=7.3

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2016-10010?

    CVE-2016-10010 is classified as a high severity vulnerability due to its potential to allow local privilege escalation.

  • How do I fix CVE-2016-10010?

    To fix CVE-2016-10010, upgrade OpenSSH to version 7.4 or later where the vulnerability is no longer present.

  • What software is affected by CVE-2016-10010?

    CVE-2016-10010 affects OpenSSH versions before 7.4 when privilege separation is not enabled.

  • Can CVE-2016-10010 be exploited remotely?

    CVE-2016-10010 requires local access to the system for exploitation, making it a local privilege escalation vulnerability.

  • What are the potential consequences of CVE-2016-10010?

    The exploitation of CVE-2016-10010 could allow an unprivileged local user to gain root privileges on the system.

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