CVE-2021-41617

Publication date 26 September 2021

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Low

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

7.0 · High

Score breakdown

sshd in OpenSSH 6.2 through 8.x before 8.8, when certain non-default configurations are used, allows privilege escalation because supplemental groups are not initialized as expected. Helper programs for AuthorizedKeysCommand and AuthorizedPrincipalsCommand may run with privileges associated with group memberships of the sshd process, if the configuration specifies running the command as a different user.

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Why is this CVE low priority?

Cannot be reproduced on Ubuntu since sshd drops groups early

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Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
openssh 24.10 oracular
Not affected
24.04 LTS noble
Not affected
23.10 mantic
Not affected
23.04 lunar
Not affected
22.10 kinetic
Not affected
22.04 LTS jammy
Not affected
21.10 impish Ignored end of life
21.04 hirsute Ignored end of life
20.04 LTS focal
Fixed 1:8.2p1-4ubuntu0.11
18.04 LTS bionic
Vulnerable
16.04 LTS xenial
14.04 LTS trusty Ignored end of ESM support, was needed
openssh-ssh1 24.10 oracular
Vulnerable
24.04 LTS noble
Vulnerable
23.10 mantic Ignored end of life, was needed
23.04 lunar Ignored end of life, was needed
22.10 kinetic Ignored end of life, was needed
22.04 LTS jammy
Vulnerable
21.10 impish Ignored end of life
21.04 hirsute Ignored end of life
20.04 LTS focal
Vulnerable
18.04 LTS bionic
Vulnerable
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release

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Notes

seth-arnold

openssh-ssh1 is provided for compatibility with old devices that cannot be upgraded to modern protocols. Thus we may not provide security support for this package if doing so would prevent access to equipment.

mdeslaur

Only applies to non-default configurations where AuthorizedKeysCommand or AuthorizedPrincipalsCommand are used.

sespiros

Cannot reproduce since sshd for all releases drops supplementary groups early when it starts with setgroups(0, NULL).

Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. How can I get the fixes?

Package Patch details
openssh

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 7.0 · High
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity High
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact High
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-5666-1
    • OpenSSH vulnerability
    • 10 October 2022
    • USN-6565-1
    • OpenSSH vulnerabilities
    • 3 January 2024

Other references