Rocky Linux 8.6 [CIQ] Security Update: openssh / openssh-askpass / openssh-cavs / openssh-clients / etc Multiple Vulnerabilities (ciqsa-2026_1742)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 374795

Synopsis

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

Description

The Rocky Linux 8.6 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the CIQ ciqsa-2026_1742 advisory.

This advisory aggregates security fixes for the openssh SRPM in CIQ LTS 8.6. It addresses 21 CVEs:
CVE-2025-26465, CVE-2026-35388, CVE-2026-59999, CVE-2026-73282, CVE-2026-55653, and 16 more.

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 ciqsa-2026_1742.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 374795

File Name: ciq_rocky_linux_8_6_ciqsa-2026_1742.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Family: Rocky Linux Local Security Checks

Published: 11/1/2026

Updated: 11/1/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.7

Percentile: 99.04

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Critical

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-38408

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.8

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

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

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.9

Threat Score: 5.5

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:P

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-3497

Vulnerability Information

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/1/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/20/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-15778, CVE-2023-38408, CVE-2025-26465, CVE-2025-61984, CVE-2025-61985, CVE-2026-3497, CVE-2026-35385, CVE-2026-35386, CVE-2026-35387, CVE-2026-35388, CVE-2026-35414, CVE-2026-55653, CVE-2026-55655, CVE-2026-59995, CVE-2026-59997, CVE-2026-59998, CVE-2026-59999, CVE-2026-60000, CVE-2026-60001, CVE-2026-73282, CVE-2026-73283

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