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<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>2026-10-01T21:38:27</oval:timestamp>
</generator>
<definitions>
<definition id="oval:com.oracle.elsa:def:202673955" version="501" class="patch">
<metadata>
<title>
ELSA-2026-73955:  openssh security update (MODERATE)
</title>
<affected family="unix">
<platform>Oracle Linux 9</platform>

</affected>
<reference source="elsa" ref_id="ELSA-2026-73955" ref_url="https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2026-73955.html"/>
<reference source="CVE" ref_id="CVE-2026-60001" ref_url="https://linux.oracle.com/cve/CVE-2026-60001.html"/>

<description>
[9.9p1-12.0.1]
- Restore pam_ssh_agent_rel values that were used for initial release
- Fix PerSourcePenalties grace-exceeded using the crash penalty value [Orabug: 39825354]
- Replace unsupported ML-KEM hybrid algorithm skip logic with v9.9p1-23.el10_2 ML-KEM/NIST backport [Orabug: 39423076]
- Upstream references found with /usr/bin/ssh [Orabug: 37814929]

[9.9p1-12]
- CVE-2026-60001: Fix cases in GSSAPI and keyboard-interactive
  authentication where the minimum per-attempt delay was not being enforced
  Resolves: RHEL-258461
</description>
<!--
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   advisory details   ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 
-->
<advisory>
<severity>MODERATE</severity>
<rights>Copyright 2026 Oracle, Inc.</rights>
<issued date="2026-10-01"/>
<cve cvss3="6.5/CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L" href="https://linux.oracle.com/cve/CVE-2026-60001.html" public="20260708">CVE-2026-60001</cve>

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<cpe>cpe:/a:oracle:linux:9::appstream</cpe>
<cpe>cpe:/o:oracle:linux:9:8:baseos_patch</cpe>
<cpe>cpe:/o:oracle:linux:9::baseos_latest</cpe>
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</advisory>
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</criteria>
</criteria>
<criteria operator="AND">
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<criteria operator="AND">
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</criteria>
</criteria>
</criteria>
</criteria>
</criteria>

</definition>
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 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   rpminfo tests   ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 
-->
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<state state_ref="oval:com.oracle.elsa:ste:202673955006" />
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</tests>
<!--
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   rpminfo objects   ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 
-->
<objects>
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</rpminfo_object>
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<name>oraclelinux-release</name>
</rpminfo_object>
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</rpminfo_object>
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</rpminfo_object>
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<states>
<!--
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   rpminfo states   ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 
-->
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