The OpenSSH client and server are vulnerable to a pre-authentication denial-of-service attack: an asymmetric resource consumption of both memory and CPU. This vulnerability was introduced in August 2023 (shortly before OpenSSH 9.5p1).

The version of OpenSSH installed on the remote host is prior to 9.9p2. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the release-9.9p2 advisory. sshd(8) in OpenSSH versions 9.5p1 to 9.9p1 (inclusive) is vulnerable to a memory/CPU denial-of-service related to the handling of SSH2_MSG_PING packets. This condition may be mitigated using the existing PerSourcePenalties feature.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote SUSE Linux SLED15 / SLED_SAP15 / SLES15 / SLES_SAP15 / openSUSE 15 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2025:0585-1 advisory.

    - CVE-2025-26465: Fixed MitM attack against OpenSSH's VerifyHostKeyDNS-enabled client (bsc#1237040).
    - CVE-2025-26466: Fixed DoS attack against OpenSSH's client and server (bsc#1237041).

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-202502-01 (OpenSSH: Multiple Vulnerabilities)

    Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in OpenSSH. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced     below for details.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Gentoo Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The version of openssh installed on the remote host is prior to 9.9p2. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the SSA:2025-049-01 advisory.

    New openssh packages are available for Slackware 15.0 and -current to fix security issues.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the openssh security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Ubuntu 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS / 24.04 LTS / 24.10 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-7270-1 advisory.

    It was discovered that the OpenSSH client incorrectly handled the non-default VerifyHostKeyDNS option. If     that option were enabled, an attacker could possibly impersonate a server by completely bypassing the     server identity check. (CVE-2025-26465)

    It was discovered that OpenSSH incorrectly handled the transport-level ping facility. A remote attacker     could possibly use this issue to cause OpenSSH clients and servers to consume resources, leading to a     denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 24.04 LTS and Ubuntu 24.10. (CVE-2025-26466)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Severity
216475	OpenSSH < 9.9p2 DoS	Nessus	Misc.	high
216453	SUSE SLED15 / SLES15 / openSUSE 15 Security Update : openssh (SUSE-SU-2025:0585-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	medium
216429	GLSA-202502-01 : OpenSSH: Multiple Vulnerabilities	Nessus	Gentoo Local Security Checks	medium
216428	Slackware Linux 15.0 / current openssh Multiple Vulnerabilities (SSA:2025-049-01)	Nessus	Slackware Local Security Checks	medium
216422	Ubuntu 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS / 24.04 LTS / 24.10 : OpenSSH vulnerabilities (USN-7270-1)	Nessus	Ubuntu Local Security Checks	medium

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