Amazon Linux 2 Security Advisory: ALAS2-2026-3262
Advisory Released Date: 2026-04-30
Advisory Updated Date: 2026-04-30
Severity:
Important
Issue Overview:
In OpenSSH before 10.3, a file downloaded by scp may be installed setuid or setgid, an outcome contrary to some users' expectations, if the download is performed as root with -O (legacy scp protocol) and without -p (preserve mode). (CVE-2026-35385)
Affected Packages:
openssh
Note:
This advisory is applicable to Amazon Linux 2 (AL2) Core repository. Visit this FAQ section for the difference between AL2 Core and AL2 Extras advisories.
Issue Correction:
Run yum update openssh or yum update --advisory ALAS2-2026-3262 to update your system.
New Packages:
aarch64:
openssh-7.4p1-22.amzn2.0.12.aarch64
openssh-clients-7.4p1-22.amzn2.0.12.aarch64
openssh-server-7.4p1-22.amzn2.0.12.aarch64
openssh-server-sysvinit-7.4p1-22.amzn2.0.12.aarch64
openssh-ldap-7.4p1-22.amzn2.0.12.aarch64
openssh-keycat-7.4p1-22.amzn2.0.12.aarch64
openssh-askpass-7.4p1-22.amzn2.0.12.aarch64
openssh-cavs-7.4p1-22.amzn2.0.12.aarch64
pam_ssh_agent_auth-0.10.3-2.22.amzn2.0.12.aarch64
openssh-debuginfo-7.4p1-22.amzn2.0.12.aarch64
i686:
openssh-7.4p1-22.amzn2.0.12.i686
openssh-clients-7.4p1-22.amzn2.0.12.i686
openssh-server-7.4p1-22.amzn2.0.12.i686
openssh-server-sysvinit-7.4p1-22.amzn2.0.12.i686
openssh-ldap-7.4p1-22.amzn2.0.12.i686
openssh-keycat-7.4p1-22.amzn2.0.12.i686
openssh-askpass-7.4p1-22.amzn2.0.12.i686
openssh-cavs-7.4p1-22.amzn2.0.12.i686
pam_ssh_agent_auth-0.10.3-2.22.amzn2.0.12.i686
openssh-debuginfo-7.4p1-22.amzn2.0.12.i686
src:
openssh-7.4p1-22.amzn2.0.12.src
x86_64:
openssh-7.4p1-22.amzn2.0.12.x86_64
openssh-clients-7.4p1-22.amzn2.0.12.x86_64
openssh-server-7.4p1-22.amzn2.0.12.x86_64
openssh-server-sysvinit-7.4p1-22.amzn2.0.12.x86_64
openssh-ldap-7.4p1-22.amzn2.0.12.x86_64
openssh-keycat-7.4p1-22.amzn2.0.12.x86_64
openssh-askpass-7.4p1-22.amzn2.0.12.x86_64
openssh-cavs-7.4p1-22.amzn2.0.12.x86_64
pam_ssh_agent_auth-0.10.3-2.22.amzn2.0.12.x86_64
openssh-debuginfo-7.4p1-22.amzn2.0.12.x86_64