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RHEL 9 : libssh (RHSA-2024:2504)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 194755

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Synopsis

The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates for libssh.

Description

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2024:2504 advisory.

 - A flaw was found in libssh. By utilizing the ProxyCommand or ProxyJump feature, users can exploit unchecked hostname syntax on the client. This issue may allow an attacker to inject malicious code into the command of the features mentioned through the hostname parameter. (CVE-2023-6004)

 - A flaw was found in the libssh implements abstract layer for message digest (MD) operations implemented by different supported crypto backends. The return values from these were not properly checked, which could cause low-memory situations failures, NULL dereferences, crashes, or usage of the uninitialized memory as an input for the KDF. In this case, non-matching keys will result in decryption/integrity failures, terminating the connection. (CVE-2023-6918)

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 RHEL libssh package based on the guidance in RHSA-2024:2504.

See Also

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2504

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-6004

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-6918

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 194755

File Name: redhat-RHSA-2024-2504.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 4/30/2024

Updated: 5/2/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.2

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-6004

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.8

Temporal Score: 4.2

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libssh, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libssh-config, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libssh-devel

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/30/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/19/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-6004, CVE-2023-6918

CWE: 252, 74

RHSA: 2024:2504