CentOS Linux 7.9 [CIQ] Security Update: libssh2 / libssh2-debuginfo / libssh2-devel / libssh2-docs (ciqsa-2026_1438)
| Reporter | Title | Published | Views | Family All 92 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2025-15661 | 18 Jun 202620:18 | – | attackerkb | |
| CVE-2025-15661 | 18 Jun 202620:18 | – | alpinelinux | |
| The vulnerability of the sftp_symlink() function in the src/sftp.c component of the SSH2 protocol implementation library Libssh2 allows a attacker to disclose sensitive information or cause service failures. | 21 Sep 202600:00 | – | bdu_fstec | |
| CVE-2025-15661 affecting package libssh2 for versions less than 1.11.1-4 | 8 Jul 202616:02 | – | cbl_mariner | |
| CVE-2025-15661 vulnerabilities | 14 Jul 202614:17 | – | cgr | |
| CVE-2025-15661 | 18 Jun 202621:18 | – | circl | |
| CVE-2025-15661 | 18 Jun 202620:18 | – | cve | |
| CVE-2025-15661 libssh2 - Heap Buffer Over-read via sftp_symlink() in sftp.c | 18 Jun 202620:18 | – | cvelist | |
| [SECURITY] [DLA 4773-1] libssh2 security update | 5 Sep 202622:11 | – | debian | |
| [SECURITY] [DSA 6365-1] libssh2 security update | 25 Jun 202618:20 | – | debian |
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| Source | Link |
|---|---|
| github | www.github.com/ctrliq/advisories |
| nessus | www.nessus.org/u |
| nessus | www.nessus.org/u |
| cve | www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi |
#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
##
# (C) Tenable, Inc.
##
include('compat.inc');
if (description)
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script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The CentOS Linux host is missing one or more security updates.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The CentOS Linux 7.9 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the CIQ
ciqsa-2026_1438 advisory.
This advisory aggregates security fixes for the libssh2 SRPM in CIQ CentOS Bridge 7.9. It addresses 1 CVE:
CVE-2025-15661.
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.");
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# https://github.com/ctrliq/advisories/blob/main/csaf/vex/cve/2025/cve-2025-15661.json
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# https://github.com/ctrliq/advisories/blob/main/csaf/advisories/ciq/2026/ciqsa-2026_1438.json
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script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Update the affected packages based on the guidance in CIQ advisory ciqsa-2026_1438.");
script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:C");
script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H");
script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss4_vector", value:"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss4_threat_vector", value:"CVSS:4.0/E:U");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2025-15661");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"vendor_severity", value:"Medium");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2026/06/18");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2026/09/02");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2026/10/01");
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script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
script_end_attributes();
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_family(english:"CentOS Local Security Checks");
script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2026 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
script_dependencies("ssh_get_info2.nasl");
script_require_keys("Host/OS/extended-third-party", "Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/CentOS/release", "Host/CentOS/rpm-list", "Host/cpu");
exit(0);
}
include('rpm2.inc');
var third_party_support = get_kb_item('Host/OS/extended-third-party');
if (empty_or_null(third_party_support) || third_party_support != 'CIQ') exit(0, 'CIQ support not enabled.');
if (!get_kb_item('Host/local_checks_enabled')) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
var os_product = get_kb_item('installed_os/local/SSH/0/product');
if (isnull(os_product) || 'CentOS Linux' >!< os_product) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'CentOS Linux');
var os_version = get_kb_item('installed_os/local/SSH/0/version');
if (isnull(os_version)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_APP_VER, 'CentOS Linux');
if (! preg(pattern:"^7.9([^0-9]|$)", string:os_version)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'CentOS Linux 7.9', 'CentOS Linux ' + os_version);
if (!get_kb_item('Host/CentOS/rpm-list')) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);
var cpu = get_kb_item('Host/cpu');
if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
if ('aarch64' >!< cpu && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$" && 'ppc' >!< cpu && 's390' >!< cpu && 'x86_64' >!< cpu) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, 'CentOS Linux', cpu);
var constraints = [
{
'release': '7',
'sp': '9',
'pkgs': [
{'reference':'libssh2-1.8.0-4.1.el7_9.ciqcbr.1', 'sp':'9', 'cpu':'i686', 'el_string':'el7_9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'},
{'reference':'libssh2-1.8.0-4.1.el7_9.ciqcbr.1', 'sp':'9', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'el_string':'el7_9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'},
{'reference':'libssh2-debuginfo-1.8.0-4.1.el7_9.ciqcbr.1', 'sp':'9', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'el_string':'el7_9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'},
{'reference':'libssh2-devel-1.8.0-4.1.el7_9.ciqcbr.1', 'sp':'9', 'cpu':'i686', 'el_string':'el7_9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'},
{'reference':'libssh2-devel-1.8.0-4.1.el7_9.ciqcbr.1', 'sp':'9', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'el_string':'el7_9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'},
{'reference':'libssh2-docs-1.8.0-4.1.el7_9.ciqcbr.1', 'sp':'9', 'el_string':'el7_9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'}
]
}
];
var os_release = get_one_kb_item('installed_os/local/SSH/0/release');
var os_sp = get_one_kb_item('Host/*/minor_release');
var flag = 0;
var reference;
var sp;
var _cpu;
var el_string;
var rpm_spec_vers_cmp;
var epoch;
var allowmaj;
var exists_check;
var cves;
foreach var constraint ( constraints ) {
# Check that the target release is equal to the affected release
if (!empty_or_null(constraint['release'])){
if (constraint['release'] != os_release) continue;
}
if (!empty_or_null(constraint['sp'])){
if (constraint['sp'] != os_sp) continue;
}
foreach var pkg ( constraint['pkgs'] ) {
reference = NULL;
sp = NULL;
_cpu = NULL;
el_string = NULL;
rpm_spec_vers_cmp = NULL;
epoch = NULL;
allowmaj = NULL;
exists_check = NULL;
cves = NULL;
if (!empty_or_null(pkg['reference'])) reference = pkg['reference'];
if (!empty_or_null(pkg['sp'])) sp = pkg['sp'];
if (!empty_or_null(pkg['cpu'])) _cpu = pkg['cpu'];
if (!empty_or_null(pkg['el_string'])) el_string = pkg['el_string'];
if (!empty_or_null(pkg['rpm_spec_vers_cmp'])) rpm_spec_vers_cmp = pkg['rpm_spec_vers_cmp'];
if (!empty_or_null(pkg['epoch'])) epoch = pkg['epoch'];
if (!empty_or_null(pkg['allowmaj'])) allowmaj = pkg['allowmaj'];
if (!empty_or_null(pkg['exists_check'])) exists_check = pkg['exists_check'];
if (!empty_or_null(pkg['cves'])) cves = pkg['cves'];
if (reference &&
## (no known rpm to check OR known rpm_exists)
(!exists_check || rpm_exists(rpm:exists_check)) &&
rpm_check(sp:sp, cpu:_cpu, reference:reference, epoch:epoch, el_string:el_string, rpm_spec_vers_cmp:rpm_spec_vers_cmp, allowmaj:allowmaj, cves:cves)) flag++;
}
}
if (flag)
{
security_report_v4(
port : 0,
severity : SECURITY_WARNING,
extra : rpm_report_get()
);
exit(0);
}
else
{
var tested = pkg_tests_get();
if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, 'libssh2 / libssh2-debuginfo / libssh2-devel / libssh2-docs');
}
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