Bug 2498027

Summary: CVE-2026-59996 openssh: OpenSSH: `scp` file misplacement vulnerability during remote copy [fedora-all]
Product: [Fedora] Fedora Reporter: Ganesh <gnaik>
Component: opensshAssignee: Dmitry Belyavskiy <dbelyavs>
Status: CLOSED ERRATA QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance <extras-qa>
Severity: medium Docs Contact:
Priority: medium    
Version: rawhideCC: crypto-team, dbelyavs, dwalsh, jjelen, lkundrak, mattias.ellert, tm
Target Milestone: ---Keywords: Security, SecurityTracking
Target Release: ---Flags: fedora-admin-xmlrpc: mirror+
Hardware: Unspecified   
OS: Unspecified   
Whiteboard: {"flaws": ["ff0fadc1-efcf-44b4-a9d5-2ed0f160b18c"]}
Fixed In Version: openssh-10.2p1-13.fc44 openssh-10.0p1-11.fc43 Doc Type: ---
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Last Closed: 2026-07-19 05:47:51 UTC Type: ---
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Description Ganesh 2026-07-08 11:03:58 UTC
Disclaimer: Community trackers are created by Red Hat Product Security team on a best effort basis. Package maintainers are required to ascertain if the flaw indeed affects their package, before starting the update process.

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.

Comment 1 Fedora Update System 2026-07-17 14:38:27 UTC
FEDORA-2026-169fd93089 (openssh-10.0p1-11.fc43) has been submitted as an update to Fedora 43.
https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2026-169fd93089

Comment 2 Fedora Update System 2026-07-17 14:38:31 UTC
FEDORA-2026-c9d8542bb3 (openssh-10.2p1-13.fc44) has been submitted as an update to Fedora 44.
https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2026-c9d8542bb3

Comment 3 Fedora Update System 2026-07-18 01:21:54 UTC
FEDORA-2026-c9d8542bb3 has been pushed to the Fedora 44 testing repository.
Soon you'll be able to install the update with the following command:
`sudo dnf upgrade --enablerepo=updates-testing --refresh --advisory=FEDORA-2026-c9d8542bb3`
You can provide feedback for this update here: https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2026-c9d8542bb3

See also https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/QA:Updates_Testing for more information on how to test updates.

Comment 4 Fedora Update System 2026-07-18 01:36:19 UTC
FEDORA-2026-169fd93089 has been pushed to the Fedora 43 testing repository.
Soon you'll be able to install the update with the following command:
`sudo dnf upgrade --enablerepo=updates-testing --refresh --advisory=FEDORA-2026-169fd93089`
You can provide feedback for this update here: https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2026-169fd93089

See also https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/QA:Updates_Testing for more information on how to test updates.

Comment 5 Fedora Update System 2026-07-19 05:47:51 UTC
FEDORA-2026-c9d8542bb3 (openssh-10.2p1-13.fc44) has been pushed to the Fedora 44 stable repository.
If problem still persists, please make note of it in this bug report.

Comment 6 Fedora Update System 2026-07-21 01:13:57 UTC
FEDORA-2026-169fd93089 (openssh-10.0p1-11.fc43) has been pushed to the Fedora 43 stable repository.
If problem still persists, please make note of it in this bug report.