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CVE request: openssh


From: Vincent Danen <vdanen () redhat com>
Date: Tue, 3 May 2011 11:23:11 -0600

OpenSSH Security Advisory: portable-keysign-rand-helper.adv

This document may be found at:
http://www.openssh.com/txt/portable-keysign-rand-helper.adv

1. Vulnerability

       Portable OpenSSH's ssh-keysign utility may allow unauthorised
       local access to host keys on platforms if ssh-rand-helper is
       used.

Full details at the URL above.  I don't see a CVE name in the advisory;
could one be assigned for this flaw?

Note: it only affects 5.6 and 5.7.

Thanks.

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Vincent Danen / Red Hat Security Response Team

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