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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.703550
Category:Debian Local Security Checks
Title:Debian: Security Advisory (DSA-3550-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'openssh' package(s) announced via the DSA-3550-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'openssh' package(s) announced via the DSA-3550-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Shayan Sadigh discovered a vulnerability in OpenSSH: If PAM support is enabled and the sshd PAM configuration is configured to read userspecified environment variables and the UseLogin option is enabled, a local user may escalate her privileges to root.

In Debian UseLogin is not enabled by default.

For the oldstable distribution (wheezy), this problem has been fixed in version 6.0p1-4+deb7u4.

For the stable distribution (jessie), this problem has been fixed in version 6.7p1-5+deb8u2.

For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in version 1:7.2p2-3.

We recommend that you upgrade your openssh packages.

Affected Software/OS:
'openssh' package(s) on Debian 7, Debian 8.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
7.2

CVSS Vector:
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2015-8325
BugTraq ID: 86187
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/86187
Debian Security Information: DSA-3550 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3550
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-18
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2016:2588
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2588.html
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2017:0641
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0641.html
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036487
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