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Fedora 24 : openssh (2016-7440fa5ce2)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 92476

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Synopsis

The remote Fedora host is missing a security update.

Description

Security fix for CVE-2016-6210

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Solution

Update the affected openssh package.

See Also

https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2016-7440fa5ce2

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 92476

File Name: fedora_2016-7440fa5ce2.nasl

Version: 2.7

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 7/21/2016

Updated: 1/11/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.4

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.9

Temporal Score: 5.3

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:fedoraproject:fedora:openssh, cpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora:24

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: 7/20/2016

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/13/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-6210