regreSSHion — Amazon Amazon_linux Vulnerability
CVE-2024-6387
A security regression (CVE-2006-5051) was discovered in OpenSSH's server (sshd). There is a race condition which can lead sshd to handle some signals in an unsafe manner. An unauthenticated, remote attacker may be able to trigger it by fai…
EPSS: 0.638 (98.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Amazon Amazon_linux — versions 2023.0
- Apple Macos
- Arista Eos
- Freebsd — versions 13.2, 13.3, 14.0
- Netapp 500f
- Netapp 500f_firmware
- Netapp 8300
- Netapp 8300_firmware
- Netapp 8700
- Netapp 8700_firmware
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, issue-tracking, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-6387?
- CVE-2024-6387 is a high-severity vulnerability in Amazon Amazon_linux, classified under Signal Handler Race Condition. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2024-07-01.
- How severe is CVE-2024-6387?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-6387 known to be exploited?
- 249 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.