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TI-2016-02613 Aliases CVE-2016-3115GHSA-p759-vw7c-cvg8

Multiple CRLF injection vulnerabilities in session.c in sshd in OpenSSH before 7.2p2…

Priority MEDIUM 62CWE-93Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · Low · None
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 16 fixed, 1 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

Multiple CRLF injection vulnerabilities in session.c in sshd in OpenSSH before 7.2p2 allow remote authenticated users to bypass intended shell-command restrictions via crafted X11 forwarding data, related to the (1) do_authenticated1 and (2) session_x11_req functions.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.3553 98th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA
Fix Partial Red Hat: 2 advisoriesRed Hat: 16 fixed, 1 without a fix

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Poc
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:*:p1:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 7.2VulnerableOpenBSD
cpe:2.3:o:oracle:vm_server:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.2VulnerableOracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:*:p1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 7.2 Vulnerable ·OpenBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:oracle:vm_server:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.2 Vulnerable ·Oracle

Remediation

Red Hat 2 advisories

  • RHSA-2016:0465 Released 2016-03-21 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    openssh security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) openssh-6.6.1p1-25.el7_2, openssh-askpass-6.6.1p1-25.el7_2, openssh-clients-6.6.1p1-25.el7_2 +2
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) openssh-ldap-6.6.1p1-25.el7_2, openssh-server-sysvinit-6.6.1p1-25.el7_2, pam_ssh_agent_auth-0.9.3-9.25.el7_2
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7) openssh-6.6.1p1-25.el7_2, openssh-clients-6.6.1p1-25.el7_2, openssh-keycat-6.6.1p1-25.el7_2 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) openssh-askpass-6.6.1p1-25.el7_2, openssh-ldap-6.6.1p1-25.el7_2, openssh-server-sysvinit-6.6.1p1-25.el7_2 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) openssh-6.6.1p1-25.el7_2, openssh-askpass-6.6.1p1-25.el7_2, openssh-clients-6.6.1p1-25.el7_2 +2
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) openssh-ldap-6.6.1p1-25.el7_2, openssh-server-sysvinit-6.6.1p1-25.el7_2, pam_ssh_agent_auth-0.9.3-9.25.el7_2 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) openssh-6.6.1p1-25.el7_2, openssh-askpass-6.6.1p1-25.el7_2, openssh-clients-6.6.1p1-25.el7_2 +2
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) openssh-ldap-6.6.1p1-25.el7_2, openssh-server-sysvinit-6.6.1p1-25.el7_2, pam_ssh_agent_auth-0.9.3-9.25.el7_2
  • RHSA-2016:0466 Released 2016-03-21 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    openssh security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) openssh-5.3p1-114.el6_7, openssh-askpass-5.3p1-114.el6_7, openssh-clients-5.3p1-114.el6_7 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) openssh-ldap-5.3p1-114.el6_7, pam_ssh_agent_auth-0.9.3-114.el6_7
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) openssh-5.3p1-114.el6_7, openssh-clients-5.3p1-114.el6_7, openssh-server-5.3p1-114.el6_7
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) openssh-askpass-5.3p1-114.el6_7, openssh-ldap-5.3p1-114.el6_7, pam_ssh_agent_auth-0.9.3-114.el6_7
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) openssh-5.3p1-114.el6_7, openssh-askpass-5.3p1-114.el6_7, openssh-clients-5.3p1-114.el6_7 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) openssh-ldap-5.3p1-114.el6_7, pam_ssh_agent_auth-0.9.3-114.el6_7, pam_ssh_agent_auth-0.9.3-114.el6_7.ppc
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) openssh-5.3p1-114.el6_7, openssh-askpass-5.3p1-114.el6_7, openssh-clients-5.3p1-114.el6_7 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) openssh-ldap-5.3p1-114.el6_7, pam_ssh_agent_auth-0.9.3-114.el6_7

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2016:0465
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2016:0465
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2016:0465
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2016:0465
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2016:0466
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2016:0466
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2016:0466
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2016:0466
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2016:0466
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2016:0465
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2016:0466
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2016:0465
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2016:0466
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2016:0465
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2016:0466
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2016:0465

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-3115
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-p759-vw7c-cvg8

References

Exploit 1

Advisory 12

Other 10

Sources

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