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CVE-2021-41617 Detail

Description

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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Hyperlink Resource
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1190975 Issue Tracking  Patch  Third Party Advisory 
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/12/msg00017.html
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6XJIONMHMKZDTMH6BQR5TNLF2WDCGWED/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/KVI7RWM2JLNMWTOFK6BDUSGNOIPZYPUT/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/W44V2PFQH5YLRN6ZJTVRKAD7CU6CYYET/
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20211014-0004/ Third Party Advisory 
https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5586
https://www.openssh.com/security.html Vendor Advisory 
https://www.openssh.com/txt/release-8.8 Release Notes  Vendor Advisory 
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/09/26/1 Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html Patch  Third Party Advisory 
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html Third Party Advisory 
https://www.starwindsoftware.com/security/sw-20220805-0001/ Third Party Advisory 
https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/154174

Weakness Enumeration

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2021-41617
NVD Published Date:
09/26/2021
NVD Last Modified:
12/25/2023
Source:
MITRE