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Ubuntu Security NoticesUSN-8514-2

USN-8514-2: OpenSSH vulnerability

Severity not listed 0 CVEs Published Sep 16, 2026 at 8:46 AM UTC

Summary

USN-8514-1 fixed a vulnerability in OpenSSH. This update provides the corresponding fix for Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. Original advisory details: It was discovered that OpenSSH incorrectly handled file permissions when downloading files as root using the legacy scp protocol without the preserve-mode option. An attacker could use this to install setuid or setgid files on a system, possibly leading to privilege escalation.

Products covered

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Remediation

USN-8514-1 fixed a vulnerability in OpenSSH.

CVEs in this advisory 0

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