USN-5666-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5666-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-5666-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-5666-1
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Published
2022-10-10T17:50:36.254204Z
Modified
2025-10-13T04:36:06Z
Summary
openssh vulnerability
Details

It was discovered that OpenSSH incorrectly handled certain helper programs. An attacker could possibly use this issue to arbitrary code execution.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / openssh

Package

Name
openssh
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/openssh@1:7.2p2-4ubuntu2.10+esm2?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1:7.2p2-4ubuntu2.10+esm2

Affected versions

1:6.*

1:6.9p1-2
1:6.9p1-3

1:7.*

1:7.1p1-1
1:7.1p1-3
1:7.1p1-4
1:7.1p1-6
1:7.1p2-1
1:7.1p2-2
1:7.2p1-1
1:7.2p2-1
1:7.2p2-2
1:7.2p2-3
1:7.2p2-4
1:7.2p2-4ubuntu1
1:7.2p2-4ubuntu2.1
1:7.2p2-4ubuntu2.2
1:7.2p2-4ubuntu2.4
1:7.2p2-4ubuntu2.5
1:7.2p2-4ubuntu2.6
1:7.2p2-4ubuntu2.7
1:7.2p2-4ubuntu2.8
1:7.2p2-4ubuntu2.10
1:7.2p2-4ubuntu2.10+esm1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1:7.2p2-4ubuntu2.10+esm2",
            "binary_name": "openssh-client"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:7.2p2-4ubuntu2.10+esm2",
            "binary_name": "openssh-client-ssh1"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:7.2p2-4ubuntu2.10+esm2",
            "binary_name": "openssh-server"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:7.2p2-4ubuntu2.10+esm2",
            "binary_name": "openssh-sftp-server"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:7.2p2-4ubuntu2.10+esm2",
            "binary_name": "ssh"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:7.2p2-4ubuntu2.10+esm2",
            "binary_name": "ssh-askpass-gnome"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:7.2p2-4ubuntu2.10+esm2",
            "binary_name": "ssh-krb5"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro"
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS",
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2021-41617",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "low"
                }
            ]
        }
    ]
}