Advisories ยป MGASA-2017-0483

Updated openssh packages fix security vulnerability

Publication date: 31 Dec 2017
Type: security
Affected Mageia releases : 6
CVE: CVE-2017-15906

Description

The process_open function in sftp-server.c in OpenSSH before 7.6 does
not properly prevent write operations in readonly mode, which allows
attackers to create zero-length files (CVE-2017-15906).
                

References

SRPMS

6/core