DEBIAN-CVE-2015-6564

Advisory lineage Upstream: 1 Downstream: 1
Upstream
CVE-2015-6564
Downstream
DLA-1500-1
Published: 24 Aug 2015, 01:59
Last modified:28 May 2026, 09:00

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
medium
28/100
CVSS Score
7 HIGH
3.1 (osv_debian)
EPSS Score
No data
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

24 Aug 2015, 01:59
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
28 May 2026, 09:00
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

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.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.1•HIGH•Score: 7CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Systems

  • debian•openssh

    < 1:6.9p1-1 | < 1:6.9p1-1 | < 1:6.9p1-1 | < 1:6.9p1-1

References (1)