CVE-2023-51385
CVE-2023-51385
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In ssh in OpenSSH before 9.6, OS command injection might occur if a user name or host name has shell metacharacters, and this name is referenced by an expansion token in certain situations. For example, an untrusted Git repository can have a submodule with shell metacharacters in a user name or host name.
CVSS 6.5 · Medium · EPSS 19.8% · Public exploit · Fix available
- Published
- Updated
Affected products and versions
n/a
- Versions
- n/a: Affected
No fix published
openssh Debian:12
- Versions
- 1:9.2p1-2
- 1:9.2p1-2+deb12u1
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 1:9.2p1-2+deb12u2
Update to 1:9.2p1-2+deb12u2
openssh Debian:13
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 1:9.6p1-1
Update to 1:9.6p1-1
openssh Debian:14
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 1:9.6p1-1
Update to 1:9.6p1-1
openssh Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS
- Versions
- 1:6.2p2-6
- 1:6.2p2-6ubuntu1
- 1:6.4p1-1
- 1:6.4p1-2
- 1:6.5p1-1
- 1:6.5p1-2
- 1:6.5p1-3
- 1:6.5p1-4
- 1:6.5p1-6
- 1:6.6p1-1
- 1:6.6p1-2
- 1:6.6p1-2ubuntu1
- 1:6.6p1-2ubuntu2
- 1:6.6p1-2ubuntu2.2
- 1:6.6p1-2ubuntu2.3
- 1:6.6p1-2ubuntu2.4
- 1:6.6p1-2ubuntu2.6
- 1:6.6p1-2ubuntu2.7
- 1:6.6p1-2ubuntu2.8
- 1:6.6p1-2ubuntu2.10
- 1:6.6p1-2ubuntu2.11
- 1:6.6p1-2ubuntu2.12
- 1:6.6p1-2ubuntu2.13
- 1:6.6p1-2ubuntu2.13+esm1
- 1:6.6p1-2ubuntu2.13+esm2
- 1:6.6p1-2ubuntu2.13+esm3
- 1:6.6p1-2ubuntu2.13+esm4
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)
No fix published
openssh Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS
- Versions
- 1:6.9p1-2
- 1:6.9p1-3
- 1:7.1p1-1
- 1:7.1p1-3
- 1:7.1p1-4
- 1:7.1p1-6
- 1:7.1p2-1
- 1:7.1p2-2
- 1:7.2p1-1
- 1:7.2p2-1
- 1:7.2p2-2
- 1:7.2p2-3
- 1:7.2p2-4
- 1:7.2p2-4ubuntu1
- 1:7.2p2-4ubuntu2.1
- 1:7.2p2-4ubuntu2.2
- 1:7.2p2-4ubuntu2.4
- 1:7.2p2-4ubuntu2.5
- 1:7.2p2-4ubuntu2.6
- 1:7.2p2-4ubuntu2.7
- 1:7.2p2-4ubuntu2.8
- 1:7.2p2-4ubuntu2.10
- 1:7.2p2-4ubuntu2.10+esm1
- 1:7.2p2-4ubuntu2.10+esm2
- 1:7.2p2-4ubuntu2.10+esm3
- 1:7.2p2-4ubuntu2.10+esm4
- 1:7.2p2-4ubuntu2.10+esm5
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 1:7.2p2-4ubuntu2.10+esm6
Update to 1:7.2p2-4ubuntu2.10+esm6
openssh Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS-updates:16.04:LTS
- Versions
- 1:7.2p2-4ubuntu2.fips.2.2.3
- 1:7.2p2-4ubuntu2.fips.2.4.1
- 1:7.2p2-4ubuntu2.fips.2.4.2
- 1:7.2p2-4ubuntu2.fips.2.8.1
- 1:7.2p2-4ubuntu2.fips.2.10.1
- 1:7.2p2-4ubuntu2.fips.2.10.2
- 1:7.2p2-4ubuntu2.fips.2.10.3
- 1:7.2p2-4ubuntu2.fips.2.10.4
- 1:7.2p2-4ubuntu2.fips.2.10.5
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 1:7.2p2-4ubuntu2.fips.2.10.6
Update to 1:7.2p2-4ubuntu2.fips.2.10.6
openssh Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS:16.04:LTS
- Versions
- 1:7.2p2-4ubuntu2.fips.2.2
- 1:7.2p2-4ubuntu2.fips.2.2.1
- 1:7.2p2-4ubuntu2.fips.2.10.1
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)
No fix published
openssh Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS
- Versions
- 1:7.5p1-10
- 1:7.6p1-4
- 1:7.6p1-4ubuntu0.1
- 1:7.6p1-4ubuntu0.2
- 1:7.6p1-4ubuntu0.3
- 1:7.6p1-4ubuntu0.5
- 1:7.6p1-4ubuntu0.6
- 1:7.6p1-4ubuntu0.7
- 1:7.6p1-4ubuntu0.7+esm1
- 1:7.6p1-4ubuntu0.7+esm2
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 1:7.6p1-4ubuntu0.7+esm3
Update to 1:7.6p1-4ubuntu0.7+esm3
openssh-ssh1 Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
- Versions
- 1:7.5p1-8
- 1:7.5p1-9
- 1:7.5p1-9build1
- 1:7.5p1-10
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)
No fix published
openssh Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS-updates:18.04:LTS
- Versions
- 1:7.9p1-10~ubuntu18.04.fips.0.1
- 1:7.9p1-10~ubuntu18.04.fips.0.2
- 1:7.9p1-10~ubuntu18.04.fips.0.3
- 1:7.9p1-10~ubuntu18.04.fips.0.4
- 1:7.9p1-10~ubuntu18.04.fips.0.5
- 1:7.9p1-10~ubuntu18.04.fips.0.6
- 1:7.9p1-10~ubuntu18.04.fips.0.7
- 1:7.9p1-10~ubuntu18.04.fips.0.8
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 1:7.9p1-10~ubuntu18.04.fips.0.9
Update to 1:7.9p1-10~ubuntu18.04.fips.0.9
openssh Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS:18.04:LTS
- Versions
- 1:7.9p1-10~ubuntu18.04.fips.0.1
- 1:7.9p1-10~ubuntu18.04.fips.0.2
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)
No fix published
openssh Ubuntu:20.04:LTS
- Versions
- 1:8.0p1-6build1
- 1:8.1p1-1
- 1:8.1p1-5
- 1:8.2p1-4
- 1:8.2p1-4ubuntu0.1
- 1:8.2p1-4ubuntu0.2
- 1:8.2p1-4ubuntu0.3
- 1:8.2p1-4ubuntu0.4
- 1:8.2p1-4ubuntu0.5
- 1:8.2p1-4ubuntu0.7
- 1:8.2p1-4ubuntu0.8
- 1:8.2p1-4ubuntu0.9
- 1:8.2p1-4ubuntu0.10
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 1:8.2p1-4ubuntu0.11
Update to 1:8.2p1-4ubuntu0.11
openssh-ssh1 Ubuntu:20.04:LTS
- Versions
- 1:7.5p1-11build1
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)
No fix published
openssh Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS-updates:20.04:LTS
- Versions
- 1:8.2p1-4ubuntu0.fips.0.2.1
- 1:8.2p1-4ubuntu0.fips.0.4.0
- 1:8.2p1-4ubuntu0.fips.0.5.0
- 1:8.2p1-4ubuntu0.fips.0.7
- 1:8.2p1-4ubuntu0.fips.0.8
- 1:8.2p1-4ubuntu0.fips.0.9
- 1:8.2p1-4ubuntu0.fips.0.10
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 1:8.2p1-4ubuntu0.fips.0.11
Update to 1:8.2p1-4ubuntu0.fips.0.11
openssh Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS:20.04:LTS
- Versions
- 1:8.2p1-4ubuntu0.fips.0.2.1
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)
No fix published
openssh Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
- Versions
- 1:8.4p1-6ubuntu2
- 1:8.7p1-2
- 1:8.7p1-2build1
- 1:8.7p1-4
- 1:8.8p1-1
- 1:8.9p1-3
- 1:8.9p1-3ubuntu0.1
- 1:8.9p1-3ubuntu0.3
- 1:8.9p1-3ubuntu0.4
- 1:8.9p1-3ubuntu0.5
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 1:8.9p1-3ubuntu0.6
Update to 1:8.9p1-3ubuntu0.6
openssh-ssh1 Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
- Versions
- 1:7.5p1-12
- 1:7.5p1-12build1
- 1:7.5p1-13
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)
No fix published
openssh Ubuntu:24.04:LTS
- Versions
- 1:9.3p1-1ubuntu3
- 1:9.4p1-1ubuntu1
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 1:9.6p1-3ubuntu1
Update to 1:9.6p1-3ubuntu1
openssh-ssh1 Ubuntu:24.04:LTS
- Versions
- 1:7.5p1-14
- 1:7.5p1-15
- 1:7.5p1-15build1
- 1:7.5p1-16
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)
No fix published
openssh-ssh1 Ubuntu:25.10
- Versions
- 1:7.5p1-17
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)
No fix published
openssh-ssh1 Ubuntu:26.10
- Versions
- 1:7.5p1-18
- 1:7.5p1-18ubuntu1
- 1:7.5p1-18ubuntu2
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)
No fix published
openssh-ssh1 Ubuntu:26.04:LTS
- Versions
- 1:7.5p1-17
- 1:7.5p1-18
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)
No fix published
Original sources
- https://www.openssh.com/txt/release-9.6
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/12/18/2
- https://github.com/openssh/openssh-portable/commit/7ef3787c84b6b524501211b11a26c742f829af1a
- https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5586
- https://vin01.github.io/piptagole/ssh/security/openssh/libssh/remote-code-execution/2023/12/20/openssh-proxycommand-libssh-rce.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/12/msg00017.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/12/26/4
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202312-17
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240105-0005/
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214084
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Mar/21
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/10/07/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/10/12/1
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-794697.html
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-769027.html
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-082556.html
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-51385