Rocky Linux 8 [CIQ] Security Update: openssh / openssh-askpass / openssh-askpass-debuginfo / etc Multiple Vulnerabilities (crlsa-2026_88211)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 371684

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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 multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the CIQ crlsa-2026_88211 advisory.

* openssh: OpenSSH: SFTP security bypass due to command-line argument parsing flaw (CVE-2026-59997)

* openssh: OpenSSH: Undocumented GSSAPIStrictAcceptorCheck behavior impacts security in Windows Active Directory (CVE-2026-59998)

* openssh: OpenSSH: Brute-force attacks facilitated due to insufficient authentication delay (CVE-2026-60001)

* openssh: OpenSSH: Denial of Service via excessive GSSAPI authentication attempts (CVE-2026-60000)

* openssh: OpenSSH: Tunnel forwarding restriction bypass (CVE-2026-73283)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the CIQ 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 based on the guidance in CIQ advisory crlsa-2026_88211.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 371684

File Name: ciq_rocky_linux_8_crlsa-2026_88211.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Family: Rocky Linux Local Security Checks

Published: 10/24/2026

Updated: 10/24/2026

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3

Percentile: 23.73

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Unknown

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.4

Temporal Score: 4.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-59998

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 5.7

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

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

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: 10/23/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/8/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-59997, CVE-2026-59998, CVE-2026-60000, CVE-2026-60001, CVE-2026-73283

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