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RockyLinux 8 : openssh (RLSA-2026:69266)
high Nessus Plugin ID 348760
Synopsis
The remote RockyLinux host is missing one or more security updates.Description
The remote RockyLinux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RLSA-2026:69266 advisory.* openssh: OpenSSH: sftp client allows attacker to control downloaded file location (CVE-2026-59995)
* openssh: OpenSSH sshd: Security bypass due to incorrect handling of forwarding and tunneling options (CVE-2026-59999)
* openssh: OpenSSH: Information disclosure and data corruption via use-after-free in ssh client (CVE-2026-73282)
Bug Fix(es) and Enhancement(s):
* Incomplete backport of CVE-2023-38408 in Rocky Linux 8 openssh (JIRA:Rocky Linux-234763)
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.See Also
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2497927
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2497942
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 348760
File Name: rocky_linux_RLSA-2026-69266.nasl
Version: 1.1
Type: Local
Published: 9/22/2026
Updated: 9/22/2026
Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 3
Percentile: 23.73
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-2026-59999
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:rocky:linux:8, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:openssh-askpass-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:openssh-askpass, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:openssh-cavs-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:openssh-cavs, 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-ldap-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:openssh-ldap, 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/RockyLinux/release, Host/RockyLinux/rpm-list, Host/cpu
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 9/22/2026
Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/8/2026