Fedora 28 : openssh (2019-9eb0ae6296)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 121262

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Synopsis

The remote Fedora host is missing a security update.

Description

This update fixes CVE-2018-20685 (the first 'variant').

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Solution

Update the affected openssh package.

See Also

https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2019-9eb0ae6296

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 121262

File Name: fedora_2019-9eb0ae6296.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 1/22/2019

Updated: 6/26/2024

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 2.6

Temporal Score: 1.9

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-20685

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.3

Temporal Score: 4.6

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora:28, p-cpe:/a:fedoraproject:fedora:openssh

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/22/2019

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/10/2019

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-20685