# CVE-2024-6387: Openssh: regresshion - race condition in ssh allows rce/dos

- Severity: CVSS 8.1 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB
- Published: 2024-07-01 · Updated: 2026-10-15

## Affected

- OpenSSH: from 8.5p1, through 9.7p1
- openssh: version range not reported
- openssh: version range not reported
- openssh: version range not reported
- openshift/ose-rhel-coreos-9: version range not reported
- openshift/ose-rhel-coreos-9: version range not reported
- openshift/ose-rhel-coreos-9: version range not reported
- openshift/ose-rhel-coreos-9: version range not reported
- openssh: version range not reported
- openssh: version range not reported
- openssh: version range not reported
- openssh: version range not reported
- openssh: version range not reported
- openssh: version range not reported
- openssh: version range not reported
- openshift/ose-rhel-coreos-8: version range not reported

## Description

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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on OpenSSH, openssh, openshift/ose-rhel-coreos-9 or the other affected packages, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- 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
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/52269

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