<oval_definitions xmlns="http://oval.mitre.org/XMLSchema/oval-definitions-5" xmlns:oval="http://oval.mitre.org/XMLSchema/oval-common-5" xmlns:oval-def="http://oval.mitre.org/XMLSchema/oval-definitions-5" xmlns:unix-def="http://oval.mitre.org/XMLSchema/oval-definitions-5#unix" xmlns:red-def="http://oval.mitre.org/XMLSchema/oval-definitions-5#linux" xmlns:ind-def="http://oval.mitre.org/XMLSchema/oval-definitions-5#independent" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://oval.mitre.org/XMLSchema/oval-common-5 oval-common-schema.xsd http://oval.mitre.org/XMLSchema/oval-definitions-5 oval-definitions-schema.xsd http://oval.mitre.org/XMLSchema/oval-definitions-5#unix unix-definitions-schema.xsd http://oval.mitre.org/XMLSchema/oval-definitions-5#linux linux-definitions-schema.xsd">
<generator>
<oval:product_name>Oracle Errata System</oval:product_name>
<oval:product_version>Oracle Linux</oval:product_version>
<oval:schema_version>5.11</oval:schema_version>
<oval:timestamp>2026-06-18T23:35:19</oval:timestamp>
</generator>
<definitions>
<definition id="oval:com.oracle.elsa:def:202650325" version="501" class="patch">
<metadata>
<title>
ELSA-2026-50325: openssh security update (IMPORTANT)
</title>
<affected family="unix">
<platform>Oracle Linux 7</platform>

</affected>
<reference source="elsa" ref_id="ELSA-2026-50325" ref_url="https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2026-50325.html"/>
<reference source="CVE" ref_id="CVE-2026-35385" ref_url="https://linux.oracle.com/cve/CVE-2026-35385.html"/>

<description>
[7.4p1-23.0.5_fips]
- Fix privilege escalation via scp legacy protocol when not in preserving
  file mode [CVE-2026-35385][Orabug: 39480251]

[7.4p1-23.0.3_fips]
- Change Epoch from 1 to 10
- Enable fips KDF POST [Orabug: 32461750]
- Disable diffie-hellman-group-exchange-sha256 KEX FIPS method [Orabug: 32461739]
</description>
<!--
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   advisory details   ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 
-->
<advisory>
<severity>IMPORTANT</severity>
<rights>Copyright 2026 Oracle, Inc.</rights>
<issued date="2026-06-18"/>
<cve cvss3="7.5/CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H" href="https://linux.oracle.com/cve/CVE-2026-35385.html" public="20260402">CVE-2026-35385</cve>

<affected_cpe_list>
<cpe>cpe:/a:oracle:linux:7::u8_security_validation</cpe>
</affected_cpe_list>
</advisory>
</metadata>
<criteria operator="AND">
<criterion test_ref="oval:com.oracle.elsa:tst:202650325001" comment="Oracle Linux 7 is installed"/>
<criteria operator="AND">
<criterion test_ref="oval:com.oracle.elsa:tst:202650325002" comment="Oracle Linux arch is aarch64"/>
<criteria operator="OR">
<criteria operator="AND">
<criterion test_ref="oval:com.oracle.elsa:tst:202650325003" comment="openssh is earlier than 10:7.4p1-23.0.5.el7_9_fips"/>
<criterion test_ref="oval:com.oracle.elsa:tst:202650325004" comment="openssh is signed with the Oracle Linux 7 key"/>
<criterion test_ref="oval:com.oracle.elsa:tst:202650325005" comment="openssh is fips patched"/>
</criteria>
<criteria operator="AND">
<criterion test_ref="oval:com.oracle.elsa:tst:202650325006" comment="openssh-askpass is earlier than 10:7.4p1-23.0.5.el7_9_fips"/>
<criterion test_ref="oval:com.oracle.elsa:tst:202650325007" comment="openssh-askpass is signed with the Oracle Linux 7 key"/>
<criterion test_ref="oval:com.oracle.elsa:tst:202650325008" comment="openssh-askpass is fips patched"/>
</criteria>
<criteria operator="AND">
<criterion test_ref="oval:com.oracle.elsa:tst:202650325009" comment="openssh-cavs is earlier than 10:7.4p1-23.0.5.el7_9_fips"/>
<criterion test_ref="oval:com.oracle.elsa:tst:202650325010" comment="openssh-cavs is signed with the Oracle Linux 7 key"/>
<criterion test_ref="oval:com.oracle.elsa:tst:202650325011" comment="openssh-cavs is fips patched"/>
</criteria>
<criteria operator="AND">
<criterion test_ref="oval:com.oracle.elsa:tst:202650325012" comment="openssh-clients is earlier than 10:7.4p1-23.0.5.el7_9_fips"/>
<criterion test_ref="oval:com.oracle.elsa:tst:202650325013" comment="openssh-clients is signed with the Oracle Linux 7 key"/>
<criterion test_ref="oval:com.oracle.elsa:tst:202650325014" comment="openssh-clients is fips patched"/>
</criteria>
<criteria operator="AND">
<criterion test_ref="oval:com.oracle.elsa:tst:202650325015" comment="openssh-keycat is earlier than 10:7.4p1-23.0.5.el7_9_fips"/>
<criterion test_ref="oval:com.oracle.elsa:tst:202650325016" comment="openssh-keycat is signed with the Oracle Linux 7 key"/>
<criterion test_ref="oval:com.oracle.elsa:tst:202650325017" comment="openssh-keycat is fips patched"/>
</criteria>
<criteria operator="AND">
<criterion test_ref="oval:com.oracle.elsa:tst:202650325018" comment="openssh-ldap is earlier than 10:7.4p1-23.0.5.el7_9_fips"/>
<criterion test_ref="oval:com.oracle.elsa:tst:202650325019" comment="openssh-ldap is signed with the Oracle Linux 7 key"/>
<criterion test_ref="oval:com.oracle.elsa:tst:202650325020" comment="openssh-ldap is fips patched"/>
</criteria>
<criteria operator="AND">
<criterion test_ref="oval:com.oracle.elsa:tst:202650325021" comment="openssh-server is earlier than 10:7.4p1-23.0.5.el7_9_fips"/>
<criterion test_ref="oval:com.oracle.elsa:tst:202650325022" comment="openssh-server is signed with the Oracle Linux 7 key"/>
<criterion test_ref="oval:com.oracle.elsa:tst:202650325023" comment="openssh-server is fips patched"/>
</criteria>
<criteria operator="AND">
<criterion test_ref="oval:com.oracle.elsa:tst:202650325024" comment="openssh-server-sysvinit is earlier than 10:7.4p1-23.0.5.el7_9_fips"/>
<criterion test_ref="oval:com.oracle.elsa:tst:202650325025" comment="openssh-server-sysvinit is signed with the Oracle Linux 7 key"/>
<criterion test_ref="oval:com.oracle.elsa:tst:202650325026" comment="openssh-server-sysvinit is fips patched"/>
</criteria>
<criteria operator="AND">
<criterion test_ref="oval:com.oracle.elsa:tst:202650325027" comment="pam_ssh_agent_auth is earlier than 10:0.10.3-2.23.0.5.el7_9_fips"/>
<criterion test_ref="oval:com.oracle.elsa:tst:202650325028" comment="pam_ssh_agent_auth is signed with the Oracle Linux 7 key"/>
<criterion test_ref="oval:com.oracle.elsa:tst:202650325029" comment="pam_ssh_agent_auth is fips patched"/>
</criteria>
</criteria>
</criteria>
</criteria>

</definition>
</definitions>
<!--
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   rpminfo tests   ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 
-->
<tests>
<rpminfo_test id="oval:com.oracle.elsa:tst:202650325001"  version="501" comment="Oracle Linux 7 is installed" check="at least one" xmlns="http://oval.mitre.org/XMLSchema/oval-definitions-5#linux">
<object object_ref="oval:com.oracle.elsa:obj:202650325001" />
<state state_ref="oval:com.oracle.elsa:ste:202650325003" />
</rpminfo_test>
<rpminfo_test id="oval:com.oracle.elsa:tst:202650325002"  version="501" comment="Oracle Linux arch is aarch64" check="at least one" xmlns="http://oval.mitre.org/XMLSchema/oval-definitions-5#linux">
<object object_ref="oval:com.oracle.elsa:obj:202650325001" />
<state state_ref="oval:com.oracle.elsa:ste:202650325004" />
</rpminfo_test>
<rpminfo_test id="oval:com.oracle.elsa:tst:202650325003"  version="501" comment="openssh is earlier than 10:7.4p1-23.0.5.el7_9_fips" check="at least one" xmlns="http://oval.mitre.org/XMLSchema/oval-definitions-5#linux">
<object object_ref="oval:com.oracle.elsa:obj:202650325002" />
<state state_ref="oval:com.oracle.elsa:ste:202650325005" />
</rpminfo_test>
<rpminfo_test id="oval:com.oracle.elsa:tst:202650325004"  version="501" comment="openssh is signed with the Oracle Linux 7 key" check="at least one" xmlns="http://oval.mitre.org/XMLSchema/oval-definitions-5#linux">
<object object_ref="oval:com.oracle.elsa:obj:202650325002" />
<state state_ref="oval:com.oracle.elsa:ste:202650325001" />
</rpminfo_test>
<rpminfo_test id="oval:com.oracle.elsa:tst:202650325005"  version="501" comment="openssh is fips patched" check="at least one" xmlns="http://oval.mitre.org/XMLSchema/oval-definitions-5#linux">
<object object_ref="oval:com.oracle.elsa:obj:202650325002" />
<state state_ref="oval:com.oracle.elsa:ste:202650325002" />
</rpminfo_test>
<rpminfo_test id="oval:com.oracle.elsa:tst:202650325006"  version="501" comment="openssh-askpass is earlier than 10:7.4p1-23.0.5.el7_9_fips" check="at least one" xmlns="http://oval.mitre.org/XMLSchema/oval-definitions-5#linux">
<object object_ref="oval:com.oracle.elsa:obj:202650325003" />
<state state_ref="oval:com.oracle.elsa:ste:202650325005" />
</rpminfo_test>
<rpminfo_test id="oval:com.oracle.elsa:tst:202650325007"  version="501" comment="openssh-askpass is signed with the Oracle Linux 7 key" check="at least one" xmlns="http://oval.mitre.org/XMLSchema/oval-definitions-5#linux">
<object object_ref="oval:com.oracle.elsa:obj:202650325003" />
<state state_ref="oval:com.oracle.elsa:ste:202650325001" />
</rpminfo_test>
<rpminfo_test id="oval:com.oracle.elsa:tst:202650325008"  version="501" comment="openssh-askpass is fips patched" check="at least one" xmlns="http://oval.mitre.org/XMLSchema/oval-definitions-5#linux">
<object object_ref="oval:com.oracle.elsa:obj:202650325003" />
<state state_ref="oval:com.oracle.elsa:ste:202650325002" />
</rpminfo_test>
<rpminfo_test id="oval:com.oracle.elsa:tst:202650325009"  version="501" comment="openssh-cavs is earlier than 10:7.4p1-23.0.5.el7_9_fips" check="at least one" xmlns="http://oval.mitre.org/XMLSchema/oval-definitions-5#linux">
<object object_ref="oval:com.oracle.elsa:obj:202650325004" />
<state state_ref="oval:com.oracle.elsa:ste:202650325005" />
</rpminfo_test>
<rpminfo_test id="oval:com.oracle.elsa:tst:202650325010"  version="501" comment="openssh-cavs is signed with the Oracle Linux 7 key" check="at least one" xmlns="http://oval.mitre.org/XMLSchema/oval-definitions-5#linux">
<object object_ref="oval:com.oracle.elsa:obj:202650325004" />
<state state_ref="oval:com.oracle.elsa:ste:202650325001" />
</rpminfo_test>
<rpminfo_test id="oval:com.oracle.elsa:tst:202650325011"  version="501" comment="openssh-cavs is fips patched" check="at least one" xmlns="http://oval.mitre.org/XMLSchema/oval-definitions-5#linux">
<object object_ref="oval:com.oracle.elsa:obj:202650325004" />
<state state_ref="oval:com.oracle.elsa:ste:202650325002" />
</rpminfo_test>
<rpminfo_test id="oval:com.oracle.elsa:tst:202650325012"  version="501" comment="openssh-clients is earlier than 10:7.4p1-23.0.5.el7_9_fips" check="at least one" xmlns="http://oval.mitre.org/XMLSchema/oval-definitions-5#linux">
<object object_ref="oval:com.oracle.elsa:obj:202650325005" />
<state state_ref="oval:com.oracle.elsa:ste:202650325005" />
</rpminfo_test>
<rpminfo_test id="oval:com.oracle.elsa:tst:202650325013"  version="501" comment="openssh-clients is signed with the Oracle Linux 7 key" check="at least one" xmlns="http://oval.mitre.org/XMLSchema/oval-definitions-5#linux">
<object object_ref="oval:com.oracle.elsa:obj:202650325005" />
<state state_ref="oval:com.oracle.elsa:ste:202650325001" />
</rpminfo_test>
<rpminfo_test id="oval:com.oracle.elsa:tst:202650325014"  version="501" comment="openssh-clients is fips patched" check="at least one" xmlns="http://oval.mitre.org/XMLSchema/oval-definitions-5#linux">
<object object_ref="oval:com.oracle.elsa:obj:202650325005" />
<state state_ref="oval:com.oracle.elsa:ste:202650325002" />
</rpminfo_test>
<rpminfo_test id="oval:com.oracle.elsa:tst:202650325015"  version="501" comment="openssh-keycat is earlier than 10:7.4p1-23.0.5.el7_9_fips" check="at least one" xmlns="http://oval.mitre.org/XMLSchema/oval-definitions-5#linux">
<object object_ref="oval:com.oracle.elsa:obj:202650325006" />
<state state_ref="oval:com.oracle.elsa:ste:202650325005" />
</rpminfo_test>
<rpminfo_test id="oval:com.oracle.elsa:tst:202650325016"  version="501" comment="openssh-keycat is signed with the Oracle Linux 7 key" check="at least one" xmlns="http://oval.mitre.org/XMLSchema/oval-definitions-5#linux">
<object object_ref="oval:com.oracle.elsa:obj:202650325006" />
<state state_ref="oval:com.oracle.elsa:ste:202650325001" />
</rpminfo_test>
<rpminfo_test id="oval:com.oracle.elsa:tst:202650325017"  version="501" comment="openssh-keycat is fips patched" check="at least one" xmlns="http://oval.mitre.org/XMLSchema/oval-definitions-5#linux">
<object object_ref="oval:com.oracle.elsa:obj:202650325006" />
<state state_ref="oval:com.oracle.elsa:ste:202650325002" />
</rpminfo_test>
<rpminfo_test id="oval:com.oracle.elsa:tst:202650325018"  version="501" comment="openssh-ldap is earlier than 10:7.4p1-23.0.5.el7_9_fips" check="at least one" xmlns="http://oval.mitre.org/XMLSchema/oval-definitions-5#linux">
<object object_ref="oval:com.oracle.elsa:obj:202650325007" />
<state state_ref="oval:com.oracle.elsa:ste:202650325005" />
</rpminfo_test>
<rpminfo_test id="oval:com.oracle.elsa:tst:202650325019"  version="501" comment="openssh-ldap is signed with the Oracle Linux 7 key" check="at least one" xmlns="http://oval.mitre.org/XMLSchema/oval-definitions-5#linux">
<object object_ref="oval:com.oracle.elsa:obj:202650325007" />
<state state_ref="oval:com.oracle.elsa:ste:202650325001" />
</rpminfo_test>
<rpminfo_test id="oval:com.oracle.elsa:tst:202650325020"  version="501" comment="openssh-ldap is fips patched" check="at least one" xmlns="http://oval.mitre.org/XMLSchema/oval-definitions-5#linux">
<object object_ref="oval:com.oracle.elsa:obj:202650325007" />
<state state_ref="oval:com.oracle.elsa:ste:202650325002" />
</rpminfo_test>
<rpminfo_test id="oval:com.oracle.elsa:tst:202650325021"  version="501" comment="openssh-server is earlier than 10:7.4p1-23.0.5.el7_9_fips" check="at least one" xmlns="http://oval.mitre.org/XMLSchema/oval-definitions-5#linux">
<object object_ref="oval:com.oracle.elsa:obj:202650325008" />
<state state_ref="oval:com.oracle.elsa:ste:202650325005" />
</rpminfo_test>
<rpminfo_test id="oval:com.oracle.elsa:tst:202650325022"  version="501" comment="openssh-server is signed with the Oracle Linux 7 key" check="at least one" xmlns="http://oval.mitre.org/XMLSchema/oval-definitions-5#linux">
<object object_ref="oval:com.oracle.elsa:obj:202650325008" />
<state state_ref="oval:com.oracle.elsa:ste:202650325001" />
</rpminfo_test>
<rpminfo_test id="oval:com.oracle.elsa:tst:202650325023"  version="501" comment="openssh-server is fips patched" check="at least one" xmlns="http://oval.mitre.org/XMLSchema/oval-definitions-5#linux">
<object object_ref="oval:com.oracle.elsa:obj:202650325008" />
<state state_ref="oval:com.oracle.elsa:ste:202650325002" />
</rpminfo_test>
<rpminfo_test id="oval:com.oracle.elsa:tst:202650325024"  version="501" comment="openssh-server-sysvinit is earlier than 10:7.4p1-23.0.5.el7_9_fips" check="at least one" xmlns="http://oval.mitre.org/XMLSchema/oval-definitions-5#linux">
<object object_ref="oval:com.oracle.elsa:obj:202650325009" />
<state state_ref="oval:com.oracle.elsa:ste:202650325005" />
</rpminfo_test>
<rpminfo_test id="oval:com.oracle.elsa:tst:202650325025"  version="501" comment="openssh-server-sysvinit is signed with the Oracle Linux 7 key" check="at least one" xmlns="http://oval.mitre.org/XMLSchema/oval-definitions-5#linux">
<object object_ref="oval:com.oracle.elsa:obj:202650325009" />
<state state_ref="oval:com.oracle.elsa:ste:202650325001" />
</rpminfo_test>
<rpminfo_test id="oval:com.oracle.elsa:tst:202650325026"  version="501" comment="openssh-server-sysvinit is fips patched" check="at least one" xmlns="http://oval.mitre.org/XMLSchema/oval-definitions-5#linux">
<object object_ref="oval:com.oracle.elsa:obj:202650325009" />
<state state_ref="oval:com.oracle.elsa:ste:202650325002" />
</rpminfo_test>
<rpminfo_test id="oval:com.oracle.elsa:tst:202650325027"  version="501" comment="pam_ssh_agent_auth is earlier than 10:0.10.3-2.23.0.5.el7_9_fips" check="at least one" xmlns="http://oval.mitre.org/XMLSchema/oval-definitions-5#linux">
<object object_ref="oval:com.oracle.elsa:obj:202650325010" />
<state state_ref="oval:com.oracle.elsa:ste:202650325006" />
</rpminfo_test>
<rpminfo_test id="oval:com.oracle.elsa:tst:202650325028"  version="501" comment="pam_ssh_agent_auth is signed with the Oracle Linux 7 key" check="at least one" xmlns="http://oval.mitre.org/XMLSchema/oval-definitions-5#linux">
<object object_ref="oval:com.oracle.elsa:obj:202650325010" />
<state state_ref="oval:com.oracle.elsa:ste:202650325001" />
</rpminfo_test>
<rpminfo_test id="oval:com.oracle.elsa:tst:202650325029"  version="501" comment="pam_ssh_agent_auth is fips patched" check="at least one" xmlns="http://oval.mitre.org/XMLSchema/oval-definitions-5#linux">
<object object_ref="oval:com.oracle.elsa:obj:202650325010" />
<state state_ref="oval:com.oracle.elsa:ste:202650325002" />
</rpminfo_test>

</tests>
<!--
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   rpminfo objects   ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 
-->
<objects>
<rpminfo_object xmlns="http://oval.mitre.org/XMLSchema/oval-definitions-5#linux" id="oval:com.oracle.elsa:obj:202650325004" version="501">
<name>openssh-cavs</name>
</rpminfo_object>
<rpminfo_object xmlns="http://oval.mitre.org/XMLSchema/oval-definitions-5#linux" id="oval:com.oracle.elsa:obj:202650325001" version="501">
<name>oraclelinux-release</name>
</rpminfo_object>
<rpminfo_object xmlns="http://oval.mitre.org/XMLSchema/oval-definitions-5#linux" id="oval:com.oracle.elsa:obj:202650325008" version="501">
<name>openssh-server</name>
</rpminfo_object>
<rpminfo_object xmlns="http://oval.mitre.org/XMLSchema/oval-definitions-5#linux" id="oval:com.oracle.elsa:obj:202650325002" version="501">
<name>openssh</name>
</rpminfo_object>
<rpminfo_object xmlns="http://oval.mitre.org/XMLSchema/oval-definitions-5#linux" id="oval:com.oracle.elsa:obj:202650325010" version="501">
<name>pam_ssh_agent_auth</name>
</rpminfo_object>
<rpminfo_object xmlns="http://oval.mitre.org/XMLSchema/oval-definitions-5#linux" id="oval:com.oracle.elsa:obj:202650325005" version="501">
<name>openssh-clients</name>
</rpminfo_object>
<rpminfo_object xmlns="http://oval.mitre.org/XMLSchema/oval-definitions-5#linux" id="oval:com.oracle.elsa:obj:202650325003" version="501">
<name>openssh-askpass</name>
</rpminfo_object>
<rpminfo_object xmlns="http://oval.mitre.org/XMLSchema/oval-definitions-5#linux" id="oval:com.oracle.elsa:obj:202650325007" version="501">
<name>openssh-ldap</name>
</rpminfo_object>
<rpminfo_object xmlns="http://oval.mitre.org/XMLSchema/oval-definitions-5#linux" id="oval:com.oracle.elsa:obj:202650325009" version="501">
<name>openssh-server-sysvinit</name>
</rpminfo_object>
<rpminfo_object xmlns="http://oval.mitre.org/XMLSchema/oval-definitions-5#linux" id="oval:com.oracle.elsa:obj:202650325006" version="501">
<name>openssh-keycat</name>
</rpminfo_object>
</objects>
<states>
<!--
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   rpminfo states   ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 
-->
<rpminfo_state xmlns="http://oval.mitre.org/XMLSchema/oval-definitions-5#linux" id="oval:com.oracle.elsa:ste:202650325001" version="501">
<signature_keyid operation="equals">72f97b74ec551f03</signature_keyid>
</rpminfo_state>
<rpminfo_state xmlns="http://oval.mitre.org/XMLSchema/oval-definitions-5#linux" id="oval:com.oracle.elsa:ste:202650325002" version="501">
<release operation="pattern match">fips</release>
</rpminfo_state>
<rpminfo_state xmlns="http://oval.mitre.org/XMLSchema/oval-definitions-5#linux" id="oval:com.oracle.elsa:ste:202650325003" version="501">
<version operation="pattern match">^7</version>
</rpminfo_state>
<rpminfo_state xmlns="http://oval.mitre.org/XMLSchema/oval-definitions-5#linux" id="oval:com.oracle.elsa:ste:202650325004" version="501">
<arch operation="pattern match">aarch64</arch>
</rpminfo_state>
<rpminfo_state xmlns="http://oval.mitre.org/XMLSchema/oval-definitions-5#linux" id="oval:com.oracle.elsa:ste:202650325005" version="501">
<evr datatype="evr_string" operation="less than">10:7.4p1-23.0.5.el7_9_fips</evr>
</rpminfo_state>
<rpminfo_state xmlns="http://oval.mitre.org/XMLSchema/oval-definitions-5#linux" id="oval:com.oracle.elsa:ste:202650325006" version="501">
<evr datatype="evr_string" operation="less than">10:0.10.3-2.23.0.5.el7_9_fips</evr>
</rpminfo_state>

</states>
</oval_definitions>
