CentOS Linux 7.9 [CIQ] Security Update: openssh / openssh-askpass / openssh-cavs / openssh-clients / etc Multiple Vulnerabilities (ciqsa-2026_1752)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 376401

Synopsis

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

Description

The CentOS Linux 7.9 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the CIQ ciqsa-2026_1752 advisory.

This advisory aggregates security fixes for the openssh SRPM in CIQ CentOS Bridge 7.9. It addresses 23 CVEs: CVE-2025-26465, CVE-2016-1908, CVE-2006-4924, CVE-2016-0777, CVE-2017-15906, and 18 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_1752.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 376401

File Name: ciq_centos_7_9_ciqsa-2026_1752.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Family: CentOS Local Security Checks

Published: 11/5/2026

Updated: 11/5/2026

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.7

Percentile: 99.04

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Critical

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9.3

Temporal Score: 8.1

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2006-5051

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 9.4

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:H/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-38408

Vulnerability Information

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/4/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/24/2006

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2006-0225, CVE-2006-4924, CVE-2006-5051, CVE-2006-5794, CVE-2007-3102, CVE-2010-4755, CVE-2010-5107, CVE-2014-2653, CVE-2014-9278, CVE-2015-5352, CVE-2015-5600, CVE-2015-8325, CVE-2016-0777, CVE-2016-0778, CVE-2016-1908, CVE-2016-3115, CVE-2017-15906, CVE-2018-15473, CVE-2021-41617, CVE-2023-38408, CVE-2023-51385, CVE-2025-26465, CVE-2025-32728

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