CVE-2016-1235 Privilege escalation in n/a

What is CVE-2016-1235?

CVE-2016-1235 is a high-severity vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 11 Apr 2016. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The oarsh script in OAR before 2.5.7 allows remote authenticated users of a cluster to obtain sensitive information and possibly gain privileges via vectors related to OpenSSH options.

Weakness: CWE-264

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-1235?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Debian Debian Linux, Oar Project Oar.

How do I fix CVE-2016-1235?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2016-1235 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-1235 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2016-1235, DSA-3543-1, GHSA-vjg5-gcmw-v53j, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-1235.