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Oracle Linux 8 : openssh (ELSA-2024-0606)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 189918

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Synopsis

The remote Oracle Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The remote Oracle Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ELSA-2024-0606 advisory.

 - Forbid shell metasymbols in username/hostname Resolves: CVE-2023-51385

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

https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2024-0606.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 189918

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2024-0606.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 2/1/2024

Updated: 9/9/2025

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.1

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.4

Temporal Score: 5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-51385

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 5.9

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

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

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6

Threat Score: 5.3

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:P

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-48795

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:openssh-keycat, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:openssh-cavs, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:openssh-askpass, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:pam_ssh_agent_auth, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:openssh-ldap, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:openssh, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:openssh-server, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:openssh-clients, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:8, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:8:9:baseos_patch

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 2/1/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/18/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-48795, CVE-2023-51385

IAVA: 2023-A-0701-S