CVE-2023-51385
Description
In ssh in OpenSSH before 9.6, OS command injection might occur if a user name or host name has shell metacharacters, and this name is referenced by an expansion token in certain situations. For example, an untrusted Git repository can have a submodule with shell metacharacters in a user name or host name.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
SUSE Affected 1 release
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| — | Affected | — |
Debian Mixed 8 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 1:9.6p1-1 |
| sid | Fixed | 1:9.6p1-1 |
| forky | Fixed | 1:9.6p1-1 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 1:8.4p1-5+deb11u3 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 1:9.2p1-2+deb12u2 |
| 12.0 | Affected | — |
| 11.0 | Affected | — |
| 10.0 | Affected | — |
AlmaLinux Fixed 1 release
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fixed | pam_ssh_agent_auth-0.10.4-5.34.el9_3.3.aarch64.rpm |
Red Hat Fixed 2 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fixed | — |
| 8 | Fixed | — |
Rocky Linux Fixed 1 release
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Fixed | — |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| openbsd | openssh | {"endExcluding":"9.6"} | 9.6 |
References
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:1130
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Mar/21
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/12/26/4
- https://github.com/openssh/openssh-portable/commit/7ef3787c84b6b524501211b11a26c742f829af1a
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/12/msg00017.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202312-17
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240105-0005/
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214084
- https://vin01.github.io/piptagole/ssh/security/openssh/libssh/remote-code-execution/2023/12/20/openssh-proxycommand-libssh-rce.html
- https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5586
- https://www.openssh.com/txt/release-9.6
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/12/18/2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/10/07/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/10/12/1
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-082556.html
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-769027.html
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-794697.html
- https://errata.rockylinux.org/RLSA-2024:0606
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-51385.html
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-51385
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0606
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2254210
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2255271
- https://errata.almalinux.org/8/ALSA-2024-0606.html
- https://errata.almalinux.org/9/ALSA-2024-1130.html
CWEs
CWE-78
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.