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TITLE:
SSH Tectia Client/Server ssh-signer Unspecified Privilege Escalation

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA28247

VERIFY ADVISORY:
https://secunia.com/advisories/28247/

CRITICAL:
Less critical

IMPACT:
Privilege escalation

WHERE:
Local system

SOFTWARE:
SSH Tectia Client 5.x
https://secunia.com/product/12301/
SSH Tectia Server 5.x
https://secunia.com/product/6528/

DESCRIPTION:
A vulnerability has been reported in SSH Tectia Client/Server, which
can be exploited by malicious, local users to gain escalated
privileges.

The vulnerability is caused due to an unspecified error in the
ssh-signer binary. No further information is available.

The vulnerability affects SSH Tectia Client/Server versions 5.0, 5.1,
5.2 to 5.2.3, and 5.3 to 5.3.5 on Linux and UNIX.

SOLUTION:
Update to version 5.2.4 or 5.3.6.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Tuomas Siren, reported via US-CERT.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
US-CERT VU#921339:
https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/921339

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