Detailed Information: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-6387

Risk Assessment "Online Systems": HIGH

Risk Assessment "Offline Systems": LOW

Affected Systems: HOME (UBUNTU 22.04) HOME APPS (UBUNTU 22.04) NODE SYSTEM (YOCTO KIRKSTONE) AUDIO INFRASTRUCTURE (MCX)

Recommended Action

  • Online Systems:
    • Block SSH in Internet Firewall.
    • Apply System Patch upon availability
  • Offline Systems: 
    • Apply System Patch upon availability

Detailed Action

If your systems runs online, the recommended mitigation is blocking SSH in the internet firewall.

  • SSH uses TCP port 22
  • Block = deny/drop port 22

If you require SSH access to your environment, consider accepting SSH for these specific hosts, and dropping for all others.