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AlmaLinux 9 : openssh (ALSA-2026:6462)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 305947
Synopsis
The remote AlmaLinux host is missing a security update.Description
The remote AlmaLinux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALSA-2026:6462 advisory.* openssh: OpenSSH GSSAPI: Information disclosure or denial of service due to uninitialized variables (CVE-2026-3497)
Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the AlmaLinux 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 packages.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 305947
File Name: alma_linux_ALSA-2026-6462.nasl
Version: 1.1
Type: Local
Family: Alma Linux Local Security Checks
Published: 4/10/2026
Updated: 4/10/2026
Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.7
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 8.5
Temporal Score: 6.3
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-3497
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 8.2
Temporal Score: 7.1
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
CVSS v4
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.9
Threat Score: 2.7
Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U
Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:openssh-clients, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:openssh, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::highavailability, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:openssh-server, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:openssh-askpass, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::appstream, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::realtime, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::resilientstorage, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:openssh-keycat, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::sap_hana, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:pam_ssh_agent_auth, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::supplementary, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::sap, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::crb, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::nfv, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::baseos
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/AlmaLinux/release, Host/AlmaLinux/rpm-list, Host/cpu
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 4/2/2026
Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/12/2026
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2026-3497