CVE-2023-38408 @ morris
Status
new
Priority
12.3
Match score
4.0
Risk
RCE
Remote
priv:user
CVSS
9.8 CRITICAL
Reason
cpe: openssh; pkgs: openssh, openssh-clients, openssh-server; version: in-range: openssh-7.4p1-23.0.5.el7_9.tuxcare.els3, openssh-clients-7.4p1-23.0.5.el7_9.tuxcare.els3, openssh-server-7.4p1-23.0.5.el7_9.tuxcare.els3; risk:rce; remote
Created
2026-10-15T10:20:09Z
Updated
2026-10-20T10:18:23Z
Package interrogation (copy)
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| Package | Commands |
|---|---|
| openssh-7.4p1-23.0.5.el7_9.tuxcare.els3 | |
| openssh-clients-7.4p1-23.0.5.el7_9.tuxcare.els3 | |
| openssh-server-7.4p1-23.0.5.el7_9.tuxcare.els3 |
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Suggestions: openssh · openssh-clients · openssh-server
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| CVE | CVSS | KEV | Systems | Status | Matched | Already related | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-3497 | 7.5 | Archive, Janus, Library, Saiph, morris … | new | openssh-clients | — | ||
| CVE-2020-15778 | 7.4 | Archive, Janus, Library, Saiph, morris … | new | openssh-clients | — | ||
| CVE-2023-51767 | 7.0 | Archive, Bullseye, Helios, Janus, Library … | new | openssh-clients | — |
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Host OS / kernel
OS
CloudLinux release 7.9 (Boris Yegorov)
(7.9)
· cloudlinux
Arch
x86_64
kernel_release
uname -r → 3.10.0-962.3.2.lve1.5.89.el7.x86_64kernel_version
uname -v → #1 SMP Thu Jul 9 15:55:31 UTC 2026For Linux kernel CVEs, kernel_version (Debian packaging / build string) often decides fixed vs not; kernel_release is used for upstream NVD range compares.
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| System | Status | Priority | Updated | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| mufasa | new | 12.3 | 2026-10-20T10:18:23Z | Open |
| Library | new | 5.44 | 2026-10-20T10:18:22Z | Open |
| Saiph | new | 3.97 | 2026-10-20T10:18:23Z | Open |
| Archive | new | 3.97 | 2026-10-20T10:18:22Z | Open |
| Janus | new | 3.97 | 2026-10-20T10:18:22Z | Open |
Description
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.
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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/
NVD: CVE-2023-38408