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AlmaLinux 8 : openssh (ALSA-2023:4419)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 179220

Synopsis

The remote AlmaLinux host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote AlmaLinux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALSA-2023:4419 advisory.

 - The PKCS#11 feature in ssh-agent in OpenSSH before 9.3p2 has an insufficiently trustworthy search path, leading to remote code execution if an agent is forwarded to an attacker-controlled system. (Code in /usr/lib is not necessarily safe for loading into ssh-agent.) NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2016-10009. (CVE-2023-38408)

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

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

https://errata.almalinux.org/8/ALSA-2023-4419.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 179220

File Name: alma_linux_ALSA-2023-4419.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Published: 8/2/2023

Updated: 12/22/2023

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-38408

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.8

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:openssh, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:openssh-askpass, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:openssh-keycat, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::appstream, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:pam_ssh_agent_auth, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:openssh-server, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::nfv, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::powertools, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::supplementary, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:openssh-clients, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:openssh-ldap, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::sap_hana, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::realtime, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::highavailability, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::resilientstorage, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::baseos, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:openssh-cavs, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::sap

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/1/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/20/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-38408

CWE: 94

IAVA: 2023-A-0377-S