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Rocky Linux 8 : openssh (RLSA-2021:4368)

🗓️ 06 Nov 2023 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
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 nessus
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The remote Rocky Linux 8 host is affected by an information leak vulnerability in the OpenSSH client

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#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
##
# (C) Tenable, Inc.
#
# The package checks in this plugin were extracted from
# Rocky Linux Security Advisory RLSA-2021:4368.
##

include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(184641);
  script_version("1.1");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2025/10/21");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2020-14145");
  script_xref(name:"RLSA", value:"2021:4368");

  script_name(english:"Rocky Linux 8 : openssh (RLSA-2021:4368)");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote Rocky Linux host is missing a security update.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The remote Rocky Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the
RLSA-2021:4368 advisory.

  - The client side in OpenSSH 5.7 through 8.4 has an Observable Discrepancy leading to an information leak in
    the algorithm negotiation. This allows man-in-the-middle attackers to target initial connection attempts
    (where no host key for the server has been cached by the client). NOTE: some reports state that 8.5 and
    8.6 are also affected. (CVE-2020-14145)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version
number.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://errata.rockylinux.org/RLSA-2021:4368");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1836277");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1843372");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1852930");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1868996");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1879503");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1901518");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1909988");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1913041");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1933517");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Update the affected packages.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2020-14145");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2020/06/29");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2021/11/09");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2023/11/06");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:openssh");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:openssh-askpass");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:openssh-askpass-debuginfo");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:openssh-cavs");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:openssh-cavs-debuginfo");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:openssh-clients");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:openssh-clients-debuginfo");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:openssh-debuginfo");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:openssh-debugsource");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:openssh-keycat");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:openssh-keycat-debuginfo");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:openssh-ldap");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:openssh-ldap-debuginfo");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:openssh-server");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:openssh-server-debuginfo");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:pam_ssh_agent_auth");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:pam_ssh_agent_auth-debuginfo");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:rocky:linux:8");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"Rocky Linux Local Security Checks");

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2023-2025 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/RockyLinux/release", "Host/RockyLinux/rpm-list", "Host/cpu");

  exit(0);
}


include('rpm.inc');

if (!get_kb_item('Host/local_checks_enabled')) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
var os_release = get_kb_item('Host/RockyLinux/release');
if (isnull(os_release) || 'Rocky Linux' >!< os_release) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'Rocky Linux');
var os_ver = pregmatch(pattern: "Rocky(?: Linux)? release ([0-9]+(\.[0-9]+)?)", string:os_release);
if (isnull(os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_APP_VER, 'Rocky Linux');
os_ver = os_ver[1];
if (! preg(pattern:"^8([^0-9]|$)", string:os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'Rocky Linux 8.x', 'Rocky Linux ' + os_ver);

if (!get_kb_item('Host/RockyLinux/rpm-list')) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

var cpu = get_kb_item('Host/cpu');
if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
if ('x86_64' >!< cpu && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$" && 's390' >!< cpu && 'aarch64' >!< cpu) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, 'Rocky Linux', cpu);

var pkgs = [
    {'reference':'openssh-8.0p1-10.el8', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'allowmaj':TRUE},
    {'reference':'openssh-8.0p1-10.el8', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'allowmaj':TRUE},
    {'reference':'openssh-askpass-8.0p1-10.el8', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'allowmaj':TRUE},
    {'reference':'openssh-askpass-8.0p1-10.el8', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'allowmaj':TRUE},
    {'reference':'openssh-askpass-debuginfo-8.0p1-10.el8', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'allowmaj':TRUE},
    {'reference':'openssh-askpass-debuginfo-8.0p1-10.el8', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'allowmaj':TRUE},
    {'reference':'openssh-cavs-8.0p1-10.el8', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'allowmaj':TRUE},
    {'reference':'openssh-cavs-8.0p1-10.el8', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'allowmaj':TRUE},
    {'reference':'openssh-cavs-debuginfo-8.0p1-10.el8', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'allowmaj':TRUE},
    {'reference':'openssh-cavs-debuginfo-8.0p1-10.el8', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'allowmaj':TRUE},
    {'reference':'openssh-clients-8.0p1-10.el8', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'allowmaj':TRUE},
    {'reference':'openssh-clients-8.0p1-10.el8', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'allowmaj':TRUE},
    {'reference':'openssh-clients-debuginfo-8.0p1-10.el8', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'allowmaj':TRUE},
    {'reference':'openssh-clients-debuginfo-8.0p1-10.el8', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'allowmaj':TRUE},
    {'reference':'openssh-debuginfo-8.0p1-10.el8', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'allowmaj':TRUE},
    {'reference':'openssh-debuginfo-8.0p1-10.el8', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'allowmaj':TRUE},
    {'reference':'openssh-debugsource-8.0p1-10.el8', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'allowmaj':TRUE},
    {'reference':'openssh-debugsource-8.0p1-10.el8', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'allowmaj':TRUE},
    {'reference':'openssh-keycat-8.0p1-10.el8', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'allowmaj':TRUE},
    {'reference':'openssh-keycat-8.0p1-10.el8', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'allowmaj':TRUE},
    {'reference':'openssh-keycat-debuginfo-8.0p1-10.el8', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'allowmaj':TRUE},
    {'reference':'openssh-keycat-debuginfo-8.0p1-10.el8', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'allowmaj':TRUE},
    {'reference':'openssh-ldap-8.0p1-10.el8', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'allowmaj':TRUE},
    {'reference':'openssh-ldap-8.0p1-10.el8', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'allowmaj':TRUE},
    {'reference':'openssh-ldap-debuginfo-8.0p1-10.el8', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'allowmaj':TRUE},
    {'reference':'openssh-ldap-debuginfo-8.0p1-10.el8', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'allowmaj':TRUE},
    {'reference':'openssh-server-8.0p1-10.el8', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'allowmaj':TRUE},
    {'reference':'openssh-server-8.0p1-10.el8', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'allowmaj':TRUE},
    {'reference':'openssh-server-debuginfo-8.0p1-10.el8', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'allowmaj':TRUE},
    {'reference':'openssh-server-debuginfo-8.0p1-10.el8', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'allowmaj':TRUE},
    {'reference':'pam_ssh_agent_auth-0.10.3-7.10.el8', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'pam_ssh_agent_auth-0.10.3-7.10.el8', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'pam_ssh_agent_auth-debuginfo-0.10.3-7.10.el8', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'pam_ssh_agent_auth-debuginfo-0.10.3-7.10.el8', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE}
];

var flag = 0;
foreach var package_array ( pkgs ) {
  var reference = NULL;
  var _release = NULL;
  var sp = NULL;
  var _cpu = NULL;
  var el_string = NULL;
  var rpm_spec_vers_cmp = NULL;
  var epoch = NULL;
  var allowmaj = NULL;
  var exists_check = NULL;
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['reference'])) reference = package_array['reference'];
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['release'])) _release = 'Rocky-' + package_array['release'];
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['sp'])) sp = package_array['sp'];
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['cpu'])) _cpu = package_array['cpu'];
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['el_string'])) el_string = package_array['el_string'];
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['rpm_spec_vers_cmp'])) rpm_spec_vers_cmp = package_array['rpm_spec_vers_cmp'];
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['epoch'])) epoch = package_array['epoch'];
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['allowmaj'])) allowmaj = package_array['allowmaj'];
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['exists_check'])) exists_check = package_array['exists_check'];
  if (reference && _release && (!exists_check || rpm_exists(release:_release, rpm:exists_check))) {
    if (rpm_check(release:_release, sp:sp, cpu:_cpu, reference:reference, epoch:epoch, el_string:el_string, rpm_spec_vers_cmp:rpm_spec_vers_cmp, allowmaj:allowmaj)) 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, 'openssh / openssh-askpass / openssh-askpass-debuginfo / etc');
}

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21 Oct 2025 00:00Current
6.8Medium risk
Vulners AI Score6.8
CVSS 24.3
CVSS 3.15.9
EPSS0.02057
SSVC
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