Ubuntu Update for openssh vulnerability USN-597-1

Ubuntu Update for Linux kernel vulnerabilities USN-597-1 OpenVAS Vulnerability Test $Id: gbubuntuUSN5971.nasl 7969 2017-12-01 09:23:16Z santu $ Ubuntu Update for openssh vulnerability USN-597-1 Authors: System Generated Check Copyright: Copyright c 2009 Greenbone Networks GmbH,...

Ubuntu 6.06 LTS / 6.10 / 7.04 / 7.10 : openssh vulnerability (USN-597-1)

Timo Juhani Lindfors discovered that the OpenSSH client, when port forwarding was requested, would listen on any available address family. A local attacker could exploit this flaw on systems with IPv6 enabled to hijack connections, including X11 forwards. Note that Tenable Network Security has...