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UBUNTU-CVE-2026-59996
scp in OpenSSH before 10.4 may place a file in the parent directory of an intended directory when the copy occurs between two remote destinations.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
scp in OpenSSH before 10.4 may place a file in the parent directory of an intended directory when the copy occurs between two remote destinations.
Source: OSV.dev (Open Source Vulnerabilities) OSV
Affected packages
Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS-updates:16.04:LTS
openssh
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS:16.04:LTS
openssh
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
openssh-ssh1
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS-updates:18.04:LTS
openssh
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS:18.04:LTS
openssh
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS
openssh-ssh1
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS-updates:20.04:LTS
openssh
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS:20.04:LTS
openssh
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
openssh
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1:8.9p1-3ubuntu0.16"}]}]
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
openssh-ssh1
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS-preview:22.04:LTS
openssh
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS-updates:22.04:LTS
openssh
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1:8.9p1-3ubuntu0.16+Fips3"}]}]
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS
openssh
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1:9.6p1-3ubuntu13.18"}]}]
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS
openssh-ssh1
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS-updates:24.04:LTS
openssh
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1:9.6p1-3ubuntu13.18+Fips1"}]}]
Ubuntu:25.10
openssh
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:25.10
openssh-ssh1
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:26.10
openssh-ssh1
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:26.04:LTS
openssh
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1:10.2p1-2ubuntu3.4"}]}]
Ubuntu:26.04:LTS
openssh-ssh1
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
References
- advisory ubuntu.com
- report ubuntu.com
- report cve.org
- report openssh.org