Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.833015
Category:	SuSE Local Security Checks
Title:	openSUSE: Security Advisory for openssh (SUSE-SU-2023:2945-1)
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the 'openssh'; package(s) announced via the SUSE-SU-2023:2945-1 advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'openssh' package(s) announced via the SUSE-SU-2023:2945-1 advisory. Vulnerability Insight: This update for openssh fixes the following issues: * CVE-2023-38408: Fixed a condition where specific libraries loaded via ssh- agent(1)'s PKCS#11 support could be abused to achieve remote code execution via a forwarded agent socket if those libraries were present on the victim's system and if the agent was forwarded to an attacker-controlled system. [bsc#1213504, CVE-2023-38408] * Close the right filedescriptor and also close fdh in read_hmac to avoid file descriptor leaks. [bsc#1209536] * Attempts to mitigate instances of secrets lingering in memory after a session exits. [bsc#1186673, bsc#1213004, bsc#1213008] ## Affected Software/OS: 'openssh' package(s) on openSUSE Leap 15.4, openSUSE Leap 15.5, openSUSE Leap Micro 5.3. Solution: Please install the updated package(s). CVSS Score: 10.0 CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2023-38408 https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CEBTJJINE2I3FHAUKKNQWMFGYMLSMWKQ/ https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/RAXVQS6ZYTULFAK3TEJHRLKZALJS3AOU/ https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202307-01 http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/173661/OpenSSH-Forwarded-SSH-Agent-Remote-Code-Execution.html 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://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36790196 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 https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/08/msg00021.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
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