RockyLinux 9 : openssh (RLSA-2025:23480)

low Nessus Plugin ID 316331

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Synopsis

The remote RockyLinux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The remote RockyLinux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RLSA-2025:23480 advisory.

* openssh: OpenSSH: Control characters in usernames can lead to code execution via ProxyCommand (CVE-2025-61984)

* openssh: OpenSSH: Null character in ssh:// URI can lead to code execution via ProxyCommand (CVE-2025-61985)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the RockyLinux 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.

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 316331

File Name: rocky_linux_RLSA-2025-23480.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: Local

Family: Rocky Linux Local Security Checks

Published: 5/22/2026

Updated: 10/20/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.1

Percentile: 53.65

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 2.4

Temporal Score: 1.9

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-61985

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 3.6

Temporal Score: 3.3

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:rocky:linux:9, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:openssh-askpass-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:openssh-askpass, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:openssh-clients-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:openssh-clients, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:openssh-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:openssh-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:openssh-keycat-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:openssh-keycat, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:openssh-server-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:openssh-server, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:openssh, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:pam_ssh_agent_auth-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:pam_ssh_agent_auth

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/21/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/6/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-61984, CVE-2025-61985

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