OpenSSH: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Codeausführung
WID-SEC-2024-1486 · first 01.07.2024 · updated 16.09.2026 · CVSS 8,1
What it is about
OpenSSH ist eine Open Source Implementierung des Secure Shell Protokolls. Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in OpenSSH ausnutzen, um beliebigen Programmcode mit root Rechten auszuführen.
Under what conditions?
Over the network and without logging in. This is the most dangerous combination: attackers can scan reachable devices automatically.
What can happen in the worst case
An attacker could use the vulnerability to
- beliebigen Programmcode mit root Rechten auszuführen
Am I affected?
Affected according to the BSI:
- Fortinet FortiAuthenticator
- IBM AIX 7.3
- Cisco Nexus Dashboard
- Cisco Secure Email Gateway
- Cisco IOS XE
- Debian Linux
- IBM AIX 3.1
- IBM AIX 4.1
- Amazon Linux 2
- FreeBSD Project FreeBSD OS
- Alcatel Lucent Enterprise AOS
- IBM AIX 7.2
and 48 more
The installed version is usually shown under “Help → About” or in the device’s admin interface.
What helps?
Update to at least:
- IGEL OS 12.4.2
- IGEL OS 11.10.150
- Open Source OpenSSH 9.8p1
- Open Source OpenSSH >=8.5p1
- Securepoint UTM 12.6.5.1
- HAProxy ALOHA 16.0.2
- HAProxy ALOHA 15.5.12
- HAProxy ALOHA 14.5.23
- HAProxy HAProxy 2024-07-04
- OTRS OTRS SaaS platform 2024-07
- Meinberg LANTIME V7.08.014
- WatchGuard Firebox 12.10.4 Update 1
Is the vulnerability already being exploited?
None of the CVEs is in the CISA catalogue of exploited vulnerabilities. That does not mean there are no attacks, only that none are documented.
Information and sources
- Original BSI advisory (WID)
- Qualys Blog vom 2024-06-30 blog.qualys.com
- FreeBSD Security Advisory FREEBSD-SA-24:04.OPENSSH vom 2024-07-01 security.FreeBSD.org
- Debian Security Advisory DSA-5724 vom 2024-07-01 lists.debian.org
- Oracle Linux Security Advisory ELSA-2024-12468 vom 2024-07-01 linux.oracle.com
- Amazon Linux Security Advisory ALAS-2024-649 vom 2024-07-02 alas.aws.amazon.com
- WatchGuard Security Advisory WGSA-2024-00012 vom 2024-07-01 www.watchguard.com
- Fedora Security Advisory FEDORA-2024-213F33544E vom 2024-07-02 bodhi.fedoraproject.org
- Fedora Security Advisory FEDORA-2024-DC89A2E1BF vom 2024-07-02 bodhi.fedoraproject.org
- SUSE Security Update SUSE-SU-2024:2275-1 vom 2024-07-02 lists.suse.com
- QNAP Security Advisory QSA-24-31 vom 2024-07-02 www.qnap.com
- NetBSD Security Advisory NETBSD-SA2024-002 vom 2024-07-02 ftp.netbsd.org
- IGEL Product Security Information vom 2024-07-03 kb.igel.com
- Veriti Blog vom 2024-07-03 veriti.ai
- Red Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2024:4312 vom 2024-07-03 access.redhat.com
- Securepoint UTM Changelog vom 2024-07-03 wiki.securepoint.de
- SUSE Security Update SUSE-SU-2024:2275-2 vom 2024-07-04 lists.suse.com
- Oracle Linux Security Advisory ELSA-2024-4312 vom 2024-07-04 linux.oracle.com
- Cisco Security Advisory CISCO-SA-OPENSSH-RCE-2024 vom 2024-07-05 sec.cloudapps.cisco.com
- Red Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2024:4340 vom 2024-07-05 access.redhat.com
- Arista Security Advisory vom 2024-07-08 www.arista.com
- Red Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2024:4389 vom 2024-07-08 access.redhat.com
- HAProxy Security Update www.haproxy.com
- IBM Security Bulletin 7159920 vom 2024-07-10 www.ibm.com
- OTRS Security Advisory OSA-2024-08 vom 2024-07-15 otrs.com
- HPE Security Bulletin hpesbnw04669 vom 2024-07-10 support.hpe.com
and 30 more sources in the original advisory
CVE: CVE-2024-6387
Source: BSI warning and information service (CERT-Bund); CISA. The assessment of the conditions is my reading of the BSI text; the external pages are in their original language.