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RHEL 9 : openssh (RHSA-2024:1130)
high Nessus Plugin ID 191579
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Synopsis
The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates for openssh.Description
The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2024:1130 advisory.OpenSSH is an SSH protocol implementation supported by a number of Linux, UNIX, and similar operating systems. It includes the core files necessary for both the OpenSSH client and server.
Security Fix(es):
* ssh: Prefix truncation attack on Binary Packet Protocol (BPP) (CVE-2023-48795)
* openssh: potential command injection via shell metacharacters (CVE-2023-51385)
For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise 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.
Solution
Update the RHEL openssh package based on the guidance in RHSA-2024:1130.See Also
http://www.nessus.org/u?92fc0849
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#moderate
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2254210
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 191579
File Name: redhat-RHSA-2024-1130.nasl
Version: 1.4
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks
Published: 3/5/2024
Updated: 11/7/2024
Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.1
Vendor
Vendor Severity: Moderate
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.4
Temporal Score: 5
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-51385
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.5
Temporal Score: 5.9
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
CVSS v4
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 8.9
Threat Score: 8.9
Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:P
Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-48795
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:openssh-askpass, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:openssh, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:openssh-server, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:openssh-keycat, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:pam_ssh_agent_auth, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:openssh-clients
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/cpu
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 3/5/2024
Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/18/2023
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2023-48795, CVE-2023-51385