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Key Management Errors

CVE-2016-10011

Medium
6.2/10

Summary

authfile.c in sshd in OpenSSH before 7.4 does not properly consider the effects of realloc on buffer contents, which might allow local users to obtain sensitive private-key information by leveraging access to a privilege-separated child process.

  • LOW
  • LOCAL
  • NONE
  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • HIGH
  • NONE

CWE-320 - Key Management Errors

Weaknesses in this category are related to errors in the management of cryptographic keys.

References

Advisory Timeline

  • Published