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Debian Security Advisory DSA 4377-1 (rssh - security update)
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
The ESnet security team discovered a vulnerability in rssh, a restricted shell that allows users to perform only scp, sftp, cvs, svnserve (Subversion), rdist and/or rsync operations. Missing validation in the scp support could result in the bypass of this restriction, allowing the execution of arbitrary shell commands. Please note that with the update applied, the -3 option of scp can no longer be used.
Affected Software
Affected Software
rssh on Debian Linux
Detection Method
Detection Method
This check tests the installed software version using the apt package manager.
Solution
Solution
For the stable distribution (stretch), this problem has been fixed in version 2.3.4-5+deb9u1. We recommend that you upgrade your rssh packages. For the detailed security status of rssh please refer to its security tracker page linked in the references.