# CVE-2024-6409: openssh: OpenSSH is an SSH protocol implementation supported by a number of Linux, UNIX, and similar operating systems

CVE-2024-6409 is fixed in 12 products on 1 platform, first by RHSA-2024:4457, released July 10, 2024. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-6409
- Priority: High
- CVSS: 7.0 (Moderate)
- EPSS: 0.2794
- CISA KEV: not listed
- Exploited (vendor report): no
- Publicly disclosed: no
- Published: Jul 10, 2024

## Description

OpenSSH is an SSH protocol implementation supported by a number of Linux, UNIX, and similar operating systems. It includes the core files necessary for both the OpenSSH client and server.  Security Fix(es):  * openssh: Possible remote code execution due to a race condition in signal handling affecting Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 (CVE-2024-6409)  For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

## Where it's fixed

| Platform | Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | openssh RHEL 9 | 0:8.7p1-38.el9_4.4 | [RHSA-2024:4457](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2024-4457.md) | Jul 10, 2024 |
| Linux | openssh almalinux 9 | 8.7p1-38.el9_4.4 | [ALSA-2024:4457](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2024-4457.md) | Jul 10, 2024 |
| Linux | openssh amzn 2023 | 8.7p1-8.amzn2023.0.12 | [ALAS2023-2024-651](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2024-651.md) | Jul 18, 2024 |
| Linux | openssh ol 9 | 0:8.7p1-38.0.2.el9_4.4 | [ELSA-2024-4457](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2024-4457.md) | Jul 10, 2024 |
| Linux | openssh rocky 9 | 0:8.7p1-38.el9_4.4 | [RLSA-2024:4457](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rlsa-2024-4457.md) | Jul 15, 2024 |
| Linux | openssh-askpass RHEL 9 | 0:8.7p1-38.el9_4.4 | [RHSA-2024:4457](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2024-4457.md) | Jul 10, 2024 |
| Linux | openssh-askpass almalinux 9 | 8.7p1-38.el9_4.4 | [ALSA-2024:4457](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2024-4457.md) | Jul 10, 2024 |
| Linux | openssh-askpass ol 9 | 0:8.7p1-38.0.2.el9_4.4 | [ELSA-2024-4457](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2024-4457.md) | Jul 10, 2024 |
| Linux | openssh-clients RHEL 9 | 0:8.7p1-38.el9_4.4 | [RHSA-2024:4457](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2024-4457.md) | Jul 10, 2024 |
| Linux | openssh-clients almalinux 9 | 8.7p1-38.el9_4.4 | [ALSA-2024:4457](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2024-4457.md) | Jul 10, 2024 |
| Linux | openssh-clients amzn 2023 | 8.7p1-8.amzn2023.0.12 | [ALAS2023-2024-651](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2024-651.md) | Jul 18, 2024 |
| Linux | openssh-clients ol 9 | 0:8.7p1-38.0.2.el9_4.4 | [ELSA-2024-4457](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2024-4457.md) | Jul 10, 2024 |
| Linux | openssh-clients-debuginfo amzn 2023 | 8.7p1-8.amzn2023.0.12 | [ALAS2023-2024-651](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2024-651.md) | Jul 18, 2024 |
| Linux | openssh-debuginfo amzn 2023 | 8.7p1-8.amzn2023.0.12 | [ALAS2023-2024-651](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2024-651.md) | Jul 18, 2024 |
| Linux | openssh-debugsource amzn 2023 | 8.7p1-8.amzn2023.0.12 | [ALAS2023-2024-651](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2024-651.md) | Jul 18, 2024 |
| Linux | openssh-keycat RHEL 9 | 0:8.7p1-38.el9_4.4 | [RHSA-2024:4457](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2024-4457.md) | Jul 10, 2024 |
| Linux | openssh-keycat almalinux 9 | 8.7p1-38.el9_4.4 | [ALSA-2024:4457](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2024-4457.md) | Jul 10, 2024 |
| Linux | openssh-keycat amzn 2023 | 8.7p1-8.amzn2023.0.12 | [ALAS2023-2024-651](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2024-651.md) | Jul 18, 2024 |
| Linux | openssh-keycat ol 9 | 0:8.7p1-38.0.2.el9_4.4 | [ELSA-2024-4457](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2024-4457.md) | Jul 10, 2024 |
| Linux | openssh-keycat-debuginfo amzn 2023 | 8.7p1-8.amzn2023.0.12 | [ALAS2023-2024-651](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2024-651.md) | Jul 18, 2024 |
| Linux | openssh-server RHEL 9 | 0:8.7p1-38.el9_4.4 | [RHSA-2024:4457](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2024-4457.md) | Jul 10, 2024 |
| Linux | openssh-server almalinux 9 | 8.7p1-38.el9_4.4 | [ALSA-2024:4457](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2024-4457.md) | Jul 10, 2024 |
| Linux | openssh-server amzn 2023 | 8.7p1-8.amzn2023.0.12 | [ALAS2023-2024-651](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2024-651.md) | Jul 18, 2024 |
| Linux | openssh-server ol 9 | 0:8.7p1-38.0.2.el9_4.4 | [ELSA-2024-4457](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2024-4457.md) | Jul 10, 2024 |
| Linux | openssh-server-debuginfo amzn 2023 | 8.7p1-8.amzn2023.0.12 | [ALAS2023-2024-651](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2024-651.md) | Jul 18, 2024 |
| Linux | pam_ssh_agent_auth RHEL 9 | 0:0.10.4-5.38.el9_4.4 | [RHSA-2024:4457](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2024-4457.md) | Jul 10, 2024 |
| Linux | pam_ssh_agent_auth almalinux 9 | 0.10.4-5.38.el9_4.4 | [ALSA-2024:4457](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2024-4457.md) | Jul 10, 2024 |
| Linux | pam_ssh_agent_auth amzn 2023 | 0.10.4-4.8.amzn2023.0.12 | [ALAS2023-2024-651](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2024-651.md) | Jul 18, 2024 |
| Linux | pam_ssh_agent_auth ol 9 | 0:0.10.4-5.38.0.2.el9_4.4 | [ELSA-2024-4457](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2024-4457.md) | Jul 10, 2024 |
| Linux | pam_ssh_agent_auth-debuginfo amzn 2023 | 0.10.4-4.8.amzn2023.0.12 | [ALAS2023-2024-651](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2024-651.md) | Jul 18, 2024 |

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