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Debian DSA-025-2 : openssh - Missing PAM support

high Nessus Plugin ID 14862

Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

A former security upload of OpenSSH lacked support for PAM which lead to people not being able to log onto their server. This wasonly a problem on the sparc architecture. We recommend you upgrade your ssh packages on sparc.

Solution

Upgrade the affected ssh package.

See Also

http://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-025

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 14862

File Name: debian_DSA-025.nasl

Version: 1.16

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 9/29/2004

Updated: 1/4/2021

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:ssh, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:2.2

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Patch Publication Date: 1/28/2001

Reference Information

DSA: 025