high
7
Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2021-41617

First published: Sun Sep 26 2021(Updated: )

Last updated 11 February 2025

Credit: cve@mitre.org cve@mitre.org cve@mitre.org

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
debian/openssh<=1:7.9p1-10+deb10u2<=1:7.9p1-10<=1:8.4p1-5<=1:8.4p1-6
1:8.7p1-1
1:8.4p1-5+deb11u3
debian/openssh
1:8.4p1-5+deb11u3
1:8.4p1-5+deb11u4
1:9.2p1-2+deb12u4
1:9.2p1-2+deb12u5
1:9.9p2-1
OpenSSH>=6.2<8.8
Fedora=33
Fedora=34
Fedora=35
NetApp Active IQ Unified Manager for VMware vSphere
IBM Data ONTAP
NetApp SolidFire & HCI Management Node
NetApp ONTAP Select Deploy
NetApp SolidFire & HCI Storage Node
All of
NetApp A250 Firmware
NetApp A250 Firmware
All of
NetApp FAS 500F Firmware
NetApp AFF 500F Firmware
Oracle HTTP Server=12.2.1.2.0
Oracle HTTP Server=12.2.1.3.0
Oracle HTTP Server=12.2.1.4.0
Oracle Storage Cloud Software Appliance=8.8
StarWind Virtual SAN=v8r13-14398
NetApp A250 Firmware
NetApp A250 Firmware
NetApp FAS 500F Firmware
NetApp AFF 500F Firmware

Remedy

https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1190975

Remedy

https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the vulnerability ID for this OpenSSH vulnerability?

    The vulnerability ID for this OpenSSH vulnerability is CVE-2021-41617.

  • What is the severity level of CVE-2021-41617?

    The severity level of CVE-2021-41617 is high with a severity value of 7.

  • Which versions of OpenSSH are affected by CVE-2021-41617?

    OpenSSH versions 6.2 through 8.x before 8.8 are affected by CVE-2021-41617.

  • How does CVE-2021-41617 allow privilege escalation?

    CVE-2021-41617 allows privilege escalation when certain non-default configurations of OpenSSH are used and supplemental groups are not initialized as expected.

  • Are there any references available for CVE-2021-41617?

    Yes, you can find references for CVE-2021-41617 at the following links: [1](https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1190975), [2](https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6XJIONMHMKZDTMH6BQR5TNLF2WDCGWED/), [3](https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/KVI7RWM2JLNMWTOFK6BDUSGNOIPZYPUT/)

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