CVE-2023-38408

The PKCS#11 feature in ssh-agent in OpenSSH before 9.3p2 has an insufficiently trustworthy search path, leading to remote code execution if an agent is forwarded to an attacker-controlled system. (Code in /usr/lib is not necessarily safe for loading into ssh-agent.) NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2016-10009.
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTNIST
9.8 CRITICAL
NETWORK
LOW
NONE
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
mitreCNA
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CVEADP
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CISA-ADPADP
9.8 CRITICAL
NETWORK
LOW
NONE
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 98%
VendorProductVersion
openbsdopenssh
𝑥
< 9.3
openbsdopenssh
9.3
openbsdopenssh
9.3:p1
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= Vulnerable software versions
Debian logo
Debian Releases
Debian Product
Codename
openssh
bullseye (security)
1:8.4p1-5+deb11u3
fixed
bullseye
1:8.4p1-5+deb11u3
fixed
bookworm
1:9.2p1-2+deb12u3
fixed
bookworm (security)
1:9.2p1-2+deb12u3
fixed
sid
1:9.9p1-3
fixed
trixie
1:9.9p1-3
fixed
Ubuntu logo
Ubuntu Releases
Ubuntu Product
Codename
openssh
oracular
Fixed 1:9.3p1-1ubuntu2
released
noble
Fixed 1:9.3p1-1ubuntu2
released
mantic
Fixed 1:9.3p1-1ubuntu2
released
lunar
Fixed 1:9.0p1-1ubuntu8.4
released
kinetic
ignored
jammy
Fixed 1:8.9p1-3ubuntu0.3
released
focal
Fixed 1:8.2p1-4ubuntu0.8
released
bionic
Fixed 1:7.6p1-4ubuntu0.7+esm1
released
xenial
Fixed 1:7.2p2-4ubuntu2.10+esm3
released
trusty
Fixed 1:6.6p1-2ubuntu2.13+esm1
released
openssh-ssh1
oracular
needs-triage
noble
needs-triage
mantic
ignored
lunar
ignored
kinetic
ignored
jammy
needs-triage
focal
needs-triage
bionic
needs-triage
xenial
dne
trusty
dne
Common Weakness Enumeration
References
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/173661/OpenSSH-Forwarded-SSH-Agent-Remote-Code-Execution.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/07/20/1
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/07/20/2
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/09/22/11
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/09/22/9
https://blog.qualys.com/vulnerabilities-threat-research/2023/07/19/cve-2023-38408-remote-code-execution-in-opensshs-forwarded-ssh-agent
https://github.com/openbsd/src/commit/7bc29a9d5cd697290aa056e94ecee6253d3425f8
https://github.com/openbsd/src/commit/f03a4faa55c4ce0818324701dadbf91988d7351d
https://github.com/openbsd/src/commit/f8f5a6b003981bb824329dc987d101977beda7ca
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/08/msg00021.html
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CEBTJJINE2I3FHAUKKNQWMFGYMLSMWKQ/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/RAXVQS6ZYTULFAK3TEJHRLKZALJS3AOU/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36790196
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202307-01
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230803-0010/
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213940
https://www.openssh.com/security.html
https://www.openssh.com/txt/release-9.3p2
https://www.qualys.com/2023/07/19/cve-2023-38408/rce-openssh-forwarded-ssh-agent.txt
https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/exploring-opensshs-agent-forwarding-rce-cve-2023-38408
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/173661/OpenSSH-Forwarded-SSH-Agent-Remote-Code-Execution.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/07/20/1
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/07/20/2
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/09/22/11
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/09/22/9
https://blog.qualys.com/vulnerabilities-threat-research/2023/07/19/cve-2023-38408-remote-code-execution-in-opensshs-forwarded-ssh-agent
https://github.com/openbsd/src/commit/7bc29a9d5cd697290aa056e94ecee6253d3425f8
https://github.com/openbsd/src/commit/f03a4faa55c4ce0818324701dadbf91988d7351d
https://github.com/openbsd/src/commit/f8f5a6b003981bb824329dc987d101977beda7ca
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/08/msg00021.html
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CEBTJJINE2I3FHAUKKNQWMFGYMLSMWKQ/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/RAXVQS6ZYTULFAK3TEJHRLKZALJS3AOU/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36790196
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202307-01
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230803-0010/
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213940
https://www.openssh.com/security.html
https://www.openssh.com/txt/release-9.3p2
https://www.qualys.com/2023/07/19/cve-2023-38408/rce-openssh-forwarded-ssh-agent.txt
https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/exploring-opensshs-agent-forwarding-rce-cve-2023-38408