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Rocky Linux 9.6 [TuxCare] Security Update: openssh / openssh-askpass / openssh-clients / openssh-keycat / etc Multiple Vulnerabilities (ALMALINUX9.6:CLSA-2026:1792935277)

high Nessus Plugin ID 371941

Synopsis

The Rocky Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The Rocky Linux 9.6 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the TuxCare ALMALINUX9.6:CLSA-2026:1792935277 advisory.

 - In sshd in OpenSSH before 10.6, credentials can incorrectly persist after failure of a GSSAPIAuthentication authentication attempt. (CVE-2026-106553)

 - In sshd in OpenSSH before 10.6, GSSAPIAuthentication authentication state can incorrectly be persisted across authentication attempts. (CVE-2026-106555)

 - In ssh in OpenSSH before 10.6, a $ or \ character can occur in a command-line username, leading to injection. (CVE-2026-106583)

 - In sshd and ssh in OpenSSH before 10.6, there is no check for whether the maximum packet length is exceeded during decompression of highly compressed data. (CVE-2026-106585)

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 TuxCare advisory ALMALINUX9.6:CLSA-2026:1792935277.

See Also

https://cve.tuxcare.com/els/releases/CLSA-2026:1792935277

http://www.nessus.org/u?e62fc85d

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 371941

File Name: tuxcare_rocky_linux_9.6_CLSA-2026-1792935277.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Published: 10/25/2026

Updated: 10/25/2026

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5

Percentile: 92.99

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Important

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-2026-106555

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.8

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

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-106583

Vulnerability Information

Required KB Items: Host/OS/extended-third-party, Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RockyLinux/release, Host/RockyLinux/rpm-list, Host/cpu

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/25/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/6/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-106553, CVE-2026-106555, CVE-2026-106583, CVE-2026-106585

CLSA: 2026:1792935277