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CentOS 9 : openssh-8.7p1-28.el9

high Nessus Plugin ID 191171

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Synopsis

The remote CentOS host is missing a security update for openssh.

Description

The remote CentOS Linux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the openssh-8.7p1-28.el9 build changelog.

 - rhbz#2008886 (CVE-2021-41617)

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 CentOS 9 Stream openssh package.

See Also

https://kojihub.stream.centos.org/koji/buildinfo?buildID=29492

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 191171

File Name: centos9_openssh-8_7p1-28.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 2/29/2024

Updated: 4/26/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.4

Temporal Score: 3.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-41617

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7

Temporal Score: 6.1

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:openssh-server, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:openssh-clients, cpe:/a:centos:centos:9, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:openssh-sk-dummy, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:openssh-keycat, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:openssh-askpass, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:openssh, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:pam_ssh_agent_auth

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/16/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/26/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-41617

IAVA: 2021-A-0474-S