Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Jan 5, 2017· Updated May 6, 2026
CVE-2016-10011
CVE-2016-10011
Description
authfile.c in sshd in OpenSSH before 7.4 does not properly consider the effects of realloc on buffer contents, which might allow local users to obtain sensitive private-key information by leveraging access to a privilege-separated child process.
Affected products
1Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
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References
12- github.com/openbsd/src/commit/ac8147a06ed2e2403fb6b9a0c03e618a9333c0e9nvdPatch
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/19/2nvdMailing ListRelease Notes
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/94977nvd
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1037490nvd
- www.slackware.com/security/viewer.phpnvd
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2029nvd
- cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-412672.pdfnvd
- cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-676336.pdfnvd
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00010.htmlnvd
- security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20171130-0002/nvd
- support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/displaynvd
- www.openssh.com/txt/release-7.4nvd
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