CVE-2024-6387: A security regression (CVE-2006-5051) was discovered in OpenSSH's server (sshd). There is a race con
Summary
A security regression (CVE-2006-5051) was discovered in OpenSSH's server (sshd). There is a race condition which can lead sshd to handle some signals in an unsafe manner. An unauthenticated, remote attacker may be able to trigger it by failing to authenticate within a set time period.
Why It Matters
HIGH severity with CVSS 8.1 .
Current Status
- Vulnerability status: Not listed in CISA KEV
- Last intelligence update: 2026-10-15 · source: NVD
Entity Activity Timeline
- 2024-07-01 — NVD publication / disclosure
- 2026-10-15 — Intelligence record updated（NVD sync）
Severity
HIGH
CVSS Score: 8.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Source Attribution
Source: NVD · Updated: 2026-10-15T03:17:04.790 · Confidence: high
Impact
Based on CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H — assess confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact via the official vector documentation.
Affected Software
Fix
Upgrade affected software to the fixed version identified above. Apply vendor patches and monitor advisories before exposed systems go unpatched.
Sources & Evidence
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:4312
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:4340
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:4389
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:4469
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:4474
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:4479
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:4484
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-6387
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2294604
- https://santandersecurityresearch.github.io/blog/sshing_the_masses.html
- https://www.openssh.com/txt/release-9.8
- https://www.qualys.com/2024/07/01/cve-2024-6387/regresshion.txt
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/18
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/19
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/20
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/07/01/12
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/07/01/13
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/07/02/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/07/03/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/07/03/11
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/07/03/2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/07/03/3
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/07/03/4
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/07/03/5
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/07/04/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/07/04/2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/07/08/2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/07/08/3
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/07/09/2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/07/09/5
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/07/10/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/07/10/2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/07/10/3
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/07/10/4
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/07/10/6
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/07/11/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/07/11/3
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/07/23/4
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/07/23/6
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/07/28/2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/07/28/3
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:4312
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:4340
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:4389
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:4469
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:4474
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:4479
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:4484
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-6387
- https://archlinux.org/news/the-sshd-service-needs-to-be-restarted-after-upgrading-to-openssh-98p1/
- https://arstechnica.com/security/2024/07/regresshion-vulnerability-in-openssh-gives-attackers-root-on-linux/
- https://blog.qualys.com/vulnerabilities-threat-research/2024/07/01/regresshion-remote-unauthenticated-code-execution-vulnerability-in-openssh-server
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2294604
- https://explore.alas.aws.amazon.com/CVE-2024-6387.html
- https://forum.vmssoftware.com/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=9132
- https://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2024-002.txt.asc
- https://github.com/AlmaLinux/updates/issues/629
- https://github.com/Azure/AKS/issues/4379
- https://github.com/PowerShell/Win32-OpenSSH/discussions/2248
- https://github.com/PowerShell/Win32-OpenSSH/issues/2249
- https://github.com/microsoft/azurelinux/issues/9555
- https://github.com/openela-main/openssh/commit/e1f438970e5a337a17070a637c1b9e19697cad09
- https://github.com/oracle/oracle-linux/issues/149
- https://github.com/rapier1/hpn-ssh/issues/87
- https://github.com/zgzhang/cve-2024-6387-poc
- https://lists.almalinux.org/archives/list/[email protected]/thread/23BF5BMGFVEVUI2WNVAGMLKT557EU7VY/
- https://lists.mindrot.org/pipermail/openssh-unix-announce/2024-July/000158.html
- https://lists.mindrot.org/pipermail/openssh-unix-dev/2024-July/041431.html
- https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40843778
- https://packetstorm.news/files/id/190587/
- https://psirt.global.sonicwall.com/vuln-detail/SNWLID-2024-0010
- https://santandersecurityresearch.github.io/blog/sshing_the_masses.html
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2024-6387
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240701-0001/
- https://sig-security.rocky.page/issues/CVE-2024-6387/
- https://stackdiary.com/openssh-race-condition-in-sshd-allows-remote-code-execution/
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214118
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214119
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214120
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-6387
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6859-1
- https://www.akamai.com/blog/security-research/2024-openssh-vulnerability-regression-what-to-know-and-do
- https://www.arista.com/en/support/advisories-notices/security-advisory/19904-security-advisory-0100
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/52269
- https://www.freebsd.org/security/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-24:04.openssh.asc
- https://www.openssh.com/txt/release-9.8
- https://www.qualys.com/2024/07/01/cve-2024-6387/regresshion.txt
- https://www.splunk.com/en_us/blog/security/cve-2024-6387-regresshion-vulnerability.html
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-6387.html
- https://www.theregister.com/2024/07/01/regresshion_openssh/
- https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/regresshion-an-openssh-regression-error-cve-2024-6387
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-082556.html
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-446545.html
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