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Echo: openssh: security update to 1:9.2p1-2+deb12u6

medium Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security Plugin ID 462950

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

 - OpenSSH 4.6 and earlier, when ChallengeResponseAuthentication is enabled, allows remote attackers to
 determine the existence of user accounts by attempting to authenticate via S/KEY, which displays a
 different response if the user account exists, a similar issue to CVE-2001-1483. (CVE-2007-2243)

Solution

Update the openssh library and its related packages to version 1:9.2p1-2+deb12u6 or later.

See Also

https://advisory.echohq.com/cve/CVE-2007-2243

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 462950

Version: Revision 1.1

Type: Local

Published: 10/2/2026

Updated: 10/2/2026

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.2

Percentile: 50.55

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.9

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2007-2243

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.3

Temporal Score: 4.8

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

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

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/29/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/25/2007

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2007-2243