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Oracle Linux 8 : libssh (ELSA-2024-0628)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 189920
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Synopsis
The remote Oracle Linux host is missing a security update.Description
The remote Oracle Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ELSA-2024-0628 advisory.- Client and Server side mitigations (CVE-2023-48795)
- Strip extensions from both kex lists for matching (CVE-2023-48795)
Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Oracle Linux security advisory.
Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.
Solution
Update the affected libssh, libssh-config and / or libssh-devel packages.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 189920
File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2024-0628.nasl
Version: 1.4
Type: local
Agent: unix
Published: 2/1/2024
Updated: 9/9/2025
Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.1
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5.4
Temporal Score: 4.2
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:N
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-48795
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:N/I:H/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
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:libssh-devel, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:8, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:libssh, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:libssh-config, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:8:9:baseos_patch
Required KB Items: Host/OracleLinux, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/local_checks_enabled
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
IAVA: 2023-A-0703