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CVE-2015-6564
Published:August 24, 2015
Updated:May 17, 2026
Use-after-free vulnerability in the mm_answer_pam_free_ctx function in monitor.c in sshd in OpenSSH before 7.0 on non-OpenBSD platforms might allow local users to gain privileges by leveraging control of the sshd uid to send an unexpectedly early MONITOR_REQ_PAM_FREE_CTX request.
Related Resources (18)
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Aug/54
https://www.broadcom.com/support/fibre-channel-networking/security-advisories/brocade-security-advisory-2019-764
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10136
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/22/1
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-6564
https://github.com/openssh/openssh-portable/commit/5e75f5198769056089fb06c4d738ab0e5abc66f7
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-6564
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-412672.pdf
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00010.html
http://www.openssh.com/txt/release-7.0
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2016-2867206.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76317
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-August/165170.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00017.html
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201512-04
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0741.html
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CVSS v3
Base Score:
7.4
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
CVSS v2
Base Score:
6.9
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
EPSS
Base Score:
2.06