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Oracle Linux 10 : libssh (ELSA-2026-55855)

high Nessus Plugin ID 337118

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Synopsis

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

Description

The remote Oracle Linux 10 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ELSA-2026-55855 advisory.

 [0.12.0-3]
 - Backport CVE fixes from 0.12.2 Resolves: RHEL-213004 Resolves: RHEL-213029 Resolves: RHEL-213032 Resolves: RHEL-213039 Resolves: RHEL-213046 Resolves: RHEL-213079 Resolves: RHEL-213112 Resolves: RHEL-213117 Resolves: RHEL-213148 Resolves: RHEL-213150 Resolves: RHEL-213175

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 libssh, libssh-config and / or libssh-devel packages.

See Also

https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2026-55855.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 337118

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2026-55855.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Published: 8/18/2026

Updated: 8/18/2026

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.9

Percentile: 58.17

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 5.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-59847

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:oracle:linux:10, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:10:2:baseos_patch, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:libssh-config, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:libssh-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:libssh

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/17/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/21/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-15370, CVE-2026-59842, CVE-2026-59843, CVE-2026-59844, CVE-2026-59845, CVE-2026-59846, CVE-2026-59847, CVE-2026-59848, CVE-2026-59849, CVE-2026-59850, CVE-2026-59851

IAVA: 2026-A-0788