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Fedora 40 : openssh (2024-dc89a2e1bf)

high Nessus Plugin ID 201301

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Synopsis

The remote Fedora host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The remote Fedora 40 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the FEDORA-2024-dc89a2e1bf advisory.

 Backport fix for CVE-2024-6387 (rhbz#2294879) Backport fix for ObscureKeystrokeTiming logic error from OpenSSH 9.8

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

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 openssh package.

See Also

https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2024-dc89a2e1bf

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 201301

File Name: fedora_2024-dc89a2e1bf.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 7/2/2024

Updated: 7/2/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.6

Temporal Score: 6

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-6387

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.1

Temporal Score: 7.3

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/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: cpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora:40, p-cpe:/a:fedoraproject:fedora:openssh

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/2/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/26/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-6387