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ALPINE-CVE-2023-38408
ALPINE-CVE-2023-38408
PUBLISHED
CVSS 9.800000190734863 CRITICAL
The PKCS#11 feature in ssh-agent in OpenSSH before 9.3p2 has an insufficiently trustworthy search path, leading to remote code execution if an agent is forwarded to an attacker-controlled system. (Code in /usr/lib is not necessarily safe for loading into ssh-agent.) NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2016-10009.
Risk Scores
CVSS v3.1
9.800000190734863
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.19 | openssh | 0, 0, 0 |
| Alpine:v3.17 | openssh | 5.8_p1-r2, 5.8_p2-r1, * |
| Alpine:v3.22 | openssh | 0, 0, 0 |
| Alpine:v3.21 | openssh | 0, 0, 0 |
| Alpine:v3.20 | openssh | 0, 0, 0 |
| Alpine:v3.16 | openssh | 5.8_p2-r0, 5.8_p2-r1, 5.8_p2-r2 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | openssh | 0, 0, 0 |
Timeline
- Jul 20, 2023 CVE Published
- Dec 3, 2025 CVE Updated
- Apr 30, 2026 Distribution Patch