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CVE-2015-6563 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2015-6563: The monitor component in sshd in OpenSSH before 7.0 on non-OpenBSD platforms accepts extraneous username data in MONITOR_REQ_PAM_INIT_CTX requests, which allows local users to conduct impersonation attacks by leveraging any SSH login access in conjunction with control of the sshd uid to send a craft

Affects 3 Linux releases across 3 (distro × package) combinations.

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2015-6563 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

  • openssh→ fixed in1:6.9p1-1urgency: not yet assigned
    sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y openssh

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

  • openssh→ fixed in1:6.9p1-1urgency: not yet assigned
    sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y openssh

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

  • openssh→ fixed in1:6.9p1-1urgency: not yet assigned
    sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y openssh
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