CVE-2016-10011: OpenBSD OpenSSH

Medium severity, CVSS 6.2. EPSS: 1.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

authfile.c in sshd in OpenSSH before 7.4 does not properly consider the effects of realloc on buffer contents, which might allow local users to obtain sensitive private-key information by leveraging access to a privilege-separated child process.

Affected products

• OpenBSD OpenSSH: up to and including 7.3

Published 2017-01-05. Last modified 2026-06-17.