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Rocky Linux 8 [CIQ] Security Update: libssh / libssh-config / libssh-debuginfo / libssh-debugsource / etc (crlsa-2025_21977)
high Nessus Plugin ID 354754
Synopsis
The Rocky Linux host is missing one or more security updates.Description
The Rocky Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the CIQ crlsa-2025_21977 advisory.* libssh: Incorrect Return Code Handling in ssh_kdf() in libssh (CVE-2025-5372)
Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the CIQ 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 based on the guidance in CIQ advisory crlsa-2025_21977.See Also
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:21977
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2369388
https://errata.build.resf.org/RLSA-2025:21977
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 354754
File Name: ciq_rocky_linux_8_crlsa-2025_21977.nasl
Version: 1.1
Type: Local
Published: 10/1/2026
Updated: 10/1/2026
Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 4.9
Percentile: 57.88
Vendor
Vendor Severity: Unknown
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 9
Temporal Score: 6.7
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-5372
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 8.8
Temporal Score: 7.7
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
CVSS v4
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.6
Threat Score: 5
Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U
Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Vulnerability Information
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/RockyLinux/release, Host/RockyLinux/rpm-list, Host/OS/extended-third-party
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 11/25/2025
Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/3/2025
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2025-5372