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Medium ALSA-2026:88211 5 CVEs

Moderate: openssh security update

Published Oct 22, 2026 · Updated Oct 29, 2026

Summary

OpenSSH is an SSH protocol implementation supported by a number of Linux, UNIX, and similar operating systems. It includes the core files necessary for both the OpenSSH client and server.

Security Fix(es):

* openssh: OpenSSH: SFTP security bypass due to command-line argument parsing flaw (CVE-2026-59997)
* openssh: OpenSSH: Undocumented GSSAPIStrictAcceptorCheck behavior impacts security in Windows Active Directory (CVE-2026-59998)
* openssh: OpenSSH: Brute-force attacks facilitated due to insufficient authentication delay (CVE-2026-60001)
* openssh: OpenSSH: Denial of Service via excessive GSSAPI authentication attempts (CVE-2026-60000)
* openssh: OpenSSH: Tunnel forwarding restriction bypass (CVE-2026-73283)

For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Fixed packages 8

ReleasePackageFixed in
AlmaLinux · 8 openssh 8.0p1-34.el8_10
AlmaLinux · 8 openssh-askpass 8.0p1-34.el8_10
AlmaLinux · 8 openssh-cavs 8.0p1-34.el8_10
AlmaLinux · 8 openssh-clients 8.0p1-34.el8_10
AlmaLinux · 8 openssh-keycat 8.0p1-34.el8_10
AlmaLinux · 8 openssh-ldap 8.0p1-34.el8_10
AlmaLinux · 8 openssh-server 8.0p1-34.el8_10
AlmaLinux · 8 pam_ssh_agent_auth 0.10.3-8.34.el8_10

Vulnerabilities 5

References

  • report
    https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-59997
  • report
    https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-59998
  • report
    https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-60000
  • report
    https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-60001
  • report
    https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-73283
  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2497929
  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2497935
  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2497938
  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2497946
  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2514321
  • advisory
    https://errata.almalinux.org/8/ALSA-2026-88211.html