ALAS2023-2026-1604


Amazon Linux 2023 Security Advisory: ALAS2023-2026-1604
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


Issue Correction:
Run dnf update openssh --releasever 2023.11.20260427 or dnf update --advisory ALAS2023-2026-1604 --releasever 2023.11.20260427 to update your system.
More information on how to update your system can be found on this page: Amazon Linux 2023 documentation

New Packages:
aarch64:
    openssh-clients-debuginfo-8.7p1-8.amzn2023.0.17.aarch64
    openssh-debuginfo-8.7p1-8.amzn2023.0.17.aarch64
    openssh-server-8.7p1-8.amzn2023.0.17.aarch64
    openssh-debugsource-8.7p1-8.amzn2023.0.17.aarch64
    pam_ssh_agent_auth-debuginfo-0.10.4-4.8.amzn2023.0.17.aarch64
    openssh-clients-8.7p1-8.amzn2023.0.17.aarch64
    pam_ssh_agent_auth-0.10.4-4.8.amzn2023.0.17.aarch64
    openssh-keycat-debuginfo-8.7p1-8.amzn2023.0.17.aarch64
    openssh-server-debuginfo-8.7p1-8.amzn2023.0.17.aarch64
    openssh-keycat-8.7p1-8.amzn2023.0.17.aarch64
    openssh-8.7p1-8.amzn2023.0.17.aarch64

src:
    openssh-8.7p1-8.amzn2023.0.17.src

x86_64:
    openssh-debuginfo-8.7p1-8.amzn2023.0.17.x86_64
    openssh-debugsource-8.7p1-8.amzn2023.0.17.x86_64
    openssh-clients-debuginfo-8.7p1-8.amzn2023.0.17.x86_64
    openssh-server-debuginfo-8.7p1-8.amzn2023.0.17.x86_64
    pam_ssh_agent_auth-0.10.4-4.8.amzn2023.0.17.x86_64
    openssh-keycat-debuginfo-8.7p1-8.amzn2023.0.17.x86_64
    openssh-server-8.7p1-8.amzn2023.0.17.x86_64
    openssh-keycat-8.7p1-8.amzn2023.0.17.x86_64
    openssh-clients-8.7p1-8.amzn2023.0.17.x86_64
    openssh-8.7p1-8.amzn2023.0.17.x86_64
    pam_ssh_agent_auth-debuginfo-0.10.4-4.8.amzn2023.0.17.x86_64