High severity7.0NVD Advisory· Published Sep 26, 2021· Updated May 12, 2026
CVE-2021-41617
CVE-2021-41617
Description
sshd in OpenSSH 6.2 through 8.x before 8.8, when certain non-default configurations are used, allows privilege escalation because supplemental groups are not initialized as expected. Helper programs for AuthorizedKeysCommand and AuthorizedPrincipalsCommand may run with privileges associated with group memberships of the sshd process, if the configuration specifies running the command as a different user.
Affected products
17- cpe:2.3:a:netapp:active_iq_unified_manager:-:*:*:*:*:vmware_vsphere:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:netapp:clustered_data_ontap:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:netapp:hci_management_node:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:netapp:ontap_select_deploy_administration_utility:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:http_server:12.2.1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:http_server:12.2.1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:http_server:12.2.1.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:http_server:12.2.1.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:zfs_storage_appliance_kit:8.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:starwindsoftware:starwind_virtual_san:v8r13:14398:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:33:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:33:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:34:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:35:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:netapp:aff_500f_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:netapp:aff_a250_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- OpenSSH/OpenSSHdescription
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
15- bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.htmlnvdPatchThird Party Advisory
- security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20211014-0004/nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.openssh.com/security.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
- www.openssh.com/txt/release-8.8nvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/09/26/1nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.starwindsoftware.com/security/sw-20220805-0001/nvdThird Party Advisory
- cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-082556.htmlnvd
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/12/msg00017.htmlnvd
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6XJIONMHMKZDTMH6BQR5TNLF2WDCGWED/nvd
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/KVI7RWM2JLNMWTOFK6BDUSGNOIPZYPUT/nvd
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/W44V2PFQH5YLRN6ZJTVRKAD7CU6CYYET/nvd
- www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5586nvd
- www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/154174nvd
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