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CVE-2015-6564
HIGH · CVSS 7
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2015-08-24T01:59:01.657 · Last modified 2026-06-17T00:31:03.993

Summary

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.

Affected products

openbsd — openssh

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References

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