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Oracle Linux 7 : openssh (ELSA-2016-0043)
critical Nessus Plugin ID 87936
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Synopsis
The remote Oracle Linux host is missing one or more security updates.Description
The remote Oracle Linux 7 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ELSA-2016-0043 advisory.[6.6.1p1-23 + 0.9.3-9]
- Disable undocumented feauture Roaming for good (#1298218)
- prevents CVE-2016-0777 and CVE-2016-0778
Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Oracle 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 affected packages.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Critical
ID: 87936
File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2016-0043.nasl
Version: 2.13
Type: local
Agent: unix
Published: 1/15/2016
Updated: 2/18/2025
Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.7
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 4.6
Temporal Score: 3.6
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2016-0778
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
CVSS Score Source: manual
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:openssh-askpass, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:openssh-server-sysvinit, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:openssh-clients, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:pam_ssh_agent_auth, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:7, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:openssh-ldap, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:openssh, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:openssh-keycat, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:openssh-server
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/OracleLinux, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 1/14/2016
Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/14/2016
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2016-0777, CVE-2016-0778
RHSA: 2016:0043