CVE-2017-9079 Dropbear before 2017.75 might allow local users to read certain files as root, if the file has the authorized_keys file format with a command= option. This occurs because ~/.ssh/authorized_keys is rea...
MediumCVSS 4.7
EPSS 0.31%
- Published
- Updated
- Exploit status
- No public exploit known
Description
Dropbear before 2017.75 might allow local users to read certain files as root, if the file has the authorized_keys file format with a command= option. This occurs because ~/.ssh/authorized_keys is read with root privileges and symlinks are followed.
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| debian/dropbear(Debian:12) | < 2016.74-5 | 2016.74-5 |
| debian/dropbear(Debian:13) | < 2016.74-5 | 2016.74-5 |
| debian/dropbear(Debian:14) | < 2016.74-5 | 2016.74-5 |
| dropbear ssh project dropbear ssh | < 2017.75 | 2017.75 |
| debian linux | = 8.0 | No fix listed |
| alpine/dropbear(Alpine:v3.4) | < 2017.75-r0 | 2017.75-r0 |
| alpine/dropbear(Alpine:v3.5) | < 2017.75-r0 | 2017.75-r0 |
References
- Debian Security Tracker CVE-2017-9079 vendor-advisory
- lists.ucc.gu.uwa.edu.au mailing-list patch third-party-advisory
- DSA-3859 third-party-advisory vendor-advisory
- security.netapp.com
- security.alpinelinux.org vendor-advisory
- bugs.debian.org issue-tracking