<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>2026-10-23T09:00:22</oval:timestamp>
</generator>
<definitions>
<definition id="oval:com.oracle.elsa:def:202688211" version="501" class="patch">
<metadata>
<title>
ELSA-2026-88211:  openssh security update (MODERATE)
</title>
<affected family="unix">
<platform>Oracle Linux 8</platform>

</affected>
<reference source="elsa" ref_id="ELSA-2026-88211" ref_url="https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2026-88211.html"/>
<reference source="CVE" ref_id="CVE-2026-59997" ref_url="https://linux.oracle.com/cve/CVE-2026-59997.html"/>
<reference source="CVE" ref_id="CVE-2026-59998" ref_url="https://linux.oracle.com/cve/CVE-2026-59998.html"/>
<reference source="CVE" ref_id="CVE-2026-60000" ref_url="https://linux.oracle.com/cve/CVE-2026-60000.html"/>
<reference source="CVE" ref_id="CVE-2026-60001" ref_url="https://linux.oracle.com/cve/CVE-2026-60001.html"/>
<reference source="CVE" ref_id="CVE-2026-73283" ref_url="https://linux.oracle.com/cve/CVE-2026-73283.html"/>

<description>
[8.0p1-34.0.1]
- Update upstream references [Orabug: 36587718]

[8.0p1-34]
- CVE-2026-59998: Document caveat regarding GSSAPIStrictAcceptorCheck
  Resolves: RHEL-272840
- CVE-2026-59997: Fix internal-sftp server argument parsing limit
  Resolves: RHEL-272843
- CVE-2026-60000: Fix DoS via excessive GSSAPI authentication attempts
  Resolves: RHEL-272837
- CVE-2026-60001: Fix cases in GSSAPI and keyboard-interactive
  authentication where the minimum per-attempt delay was not being enforced
  Resolves: RHEL-272826
- CVE-2026-73283: Complete the fix of security bypass due to incorrect
  handling of forwarding and tunneling options
  Resolves: RHEL-272820
</description>
<!--
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   advisory details   ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 
-->
<advisory>
<severity>MODERATE</severity>
<rights>Copyright 2026 Oracle, Inc.</rights>
<issued date="2026-10-22"/>
<cve cvss3="5.4/CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N" href="https://linux.oracle.com/cve/CVE-2026-59997.html" public="20260708">CVE-2026-59997</cve>
<cve cvss3="6.5/CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N" href="https://linux.oracle.com/cve/CVE-2026-59998.html" public="20260708">CVE-2026-59998</cve>
<cve cvss3="5.9/CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H" href="https://linux.oracle.com/cve/CVE-2026-60000.html" public="20260708">CVE-2026-60000</cve>
<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>
<cve cvss3="5.4/CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N" href="https://linux.oracle.com/cve/CVE-2026-73283.html" public="20260811">CVE-2026-73283</cve>

<affected_cpe_list>
<cpe>cpe:/o:oracle:linux:8::baseos_latest</cpe>
<cpe>cpe:/o:oracle:linux:8:10:baseos_patch</cpe>
<cpe>cpe:/a:oracle:linux:8::appstream</cpe>
</affected_cpe_list>
</advisory>
</metadata>
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<criterion test_ref="oval:com.oracle.elsa:tst:202688211001" comment="Oracle Linux 8 is installed"/>
<criteria operator="OR">
<criteria operator="AND">
<criterion test_ref="oval:com.oracle.elsa:tst:202688211002" comment="Oracle Linux arch is aarch64"/>
<criteria operator="OR">
<criteria operator="AND">
<criterion test_ref="oval:com.oracle.elsa:tst:202688211003" comment="openssh-askpass is earlier than 0:8.0p1-34.0.1.el8_10"/>
<criterion test_ref="oval:com.oracle.elsa:tst:202688211004" comment="openssh-askpass is signed with the Oracle Linux 8 key"/>
</criteria>
<criteria operator="AND">
<criterion test_ref="oval:com.oracle.elsa:tst:202688211005" comment="openssh is earlier than 0:8.0p1-34.0.1.el8_10"/>
<criterion test_ref="oval:com.oracle.elsa:tst:202688211006" comment="openssh is signed with the Oracle Linux 8 key"/>
</criteria>
<criteria operator="AND">
<criterion test_ref="oval:com.oracle.elsa:tst:202688211007" comment="openssh-cavs is earlier than 0:8.0p1-34.0.1.el8_10"/>
<criterion test_ref="oval:com.oracle.elsa:tst:202688211008" comment="openssh-cavs is signed with the Oracle Linux 8 key"/>
</criteria>
<criteria operator="AND">
<criterion test_ref="oval:com.oracle.elsa:tst:202688211009" comment="openssh-clients is earlier than 0:8.0p1-34.0.1.el8_10"/>
<criterion test_ref="oval:com.oracle.elsa:tst:202688211010" comment="openssh-clients is signed with the Oracle Linux 8 key"/>
</criteria>
<criteria operator="AND">
<criterion test_ref="oval:com.oracle.elsa:tst:202688211011" comment="openssh-keycat is earlier than 0:8.0p1-34.0.1.el8_10"/>
<criterion test_ref="oval:com.oracle.elsa:tst:202688211012" comment="openssh-keycat is signed with the Oracle Linux 8 key"/>
</criteria>
<criteria operator="AND">
<criterion test_ref="oval:com.oracle.elsa:tst:202688211013" comment="openssh-ldap is earlier than 0:8.0p1-34.0.1.el8_10"/>
<criterion test_ref="oval:com.oracle.elsa:tst:202688211014" comment="openssh-ldap is signed with the Oracle Linux 8 key"/>
</criteria>
<criteria operator="AND">
<criterion test_ref="oval:com.oracle.elsa:tst:202688211015" comment="openssh-server is earlier than 0:8.0p1-34.0.1.el8_10"/>
<criterion test_ref="oval:com.oracle.elsa:tst:202688211016" comment="openssh-server is signed with the Oracle Linux 8 key"/>
</criteria>
<criteria operator="AND">
<criterion test_ref="oval:com.oracle.elsa:tst:202688211017" comment="pam_ssh_agent_auth is earlier than 0:0.10.3-8.34.0.1.el8_10"/>
<criterion test_ref="oval:com.oracle.elsa:tst:202688211018" comment="pam_ssh_agent_auth is signed with the Oracle Linux 8 key"/>
</criteria>
</criteria>
</criteria>
<criteria operator="AND">
<criterion test_ref="oval:com.oracle.elsa:tst:202688211019" comment="Oracle Linux arch is x86_64"/>
<criteria operator="OR">
<criteria operator="AND">
<criterion test_ref="oval:com.oracle.elsa:tst:202688211003" comment="openssh-askpass is earlier than 0:8.0p1-34.0.1.el8_10"/>
<criterion test_ref="oval:com.oracle.elsa:tst:202688211004" comment="openssh-askpass is signed with the Oracle Linux 8 key"/>
</criteria>
<criteria operator="AND">
<criterion test_ref="oval:com.oracle.elsa:tst:202688211005" comment="openssh is earlier than 0:8.0p1-34.0.1.el8_10"/>
<criterion test_ref="oval:com.oracle.elsa:tst:202688211006" comment="openssh is signed with the Oracle Linux 8 key"/>
</criteria>
<criteria operator="AND">
<criterion test_ref="oval:com.oracle.elsa:tst:202688211007" comment="openssh-cavs is earlier than 0:8.0p1-34.0.1.el8_10"/>
<criterion test_ref="oval:com.oracle.elsa:tst:202688211008" comment="openssh-cavs is signed with the Oracle Linux 8 key"/>
</criteria>
<criteria operator="AND">
<criterion test_ref="oval:com.oracle.elsa:tst:202688211009" comment="openssh-clients is earlier than 0:8.0p1-34.0.1.el8_10"/>
<criterion test_ref="oval:com.oracle.elsa:tst:202688211010" comment="openssh-clients is signed with the Oracle Linux 8 key"/>
</criteria>
<criteria operator="AND">
<criterion test_ref="oval:com.oracle.elsa:tst:202688211011" comment="openssh-keycat is earlier than 0:8.0p1-34.0.1.el8_10"/>
<criterion test_ref="oval:com.oracle.elsa:tst:202688211012" comment="openssh-keycat is signed with the Oracle Linux 8 key"/>
</criteria>
<criteria operator="AND">
<criterion test_ref="oval:com.oracle.elsa:tst:202688211013" comment="openssh-ldap is earlier than 0:8.0p1-34.0.1.el8_10"/>
<criterion test_ref="oval:com.oracle.elsa:tst:202688211014" comment="openssh-ldap is signed with the Oracle Linux 8 key"/>
</criteria>
<criteria operator="AND">
<criterion test_ref="oval:com.oracle.elsa:tst:202688211015" comment="openssh-server is earlier than 0:8.0p1-34.0.1.el8_10"/>
<criterion test_ref="oval:com.oracle.elsa:tst:202688211016" comment="openssh-server is signed with the Oracle Linux 8 key"/>
</criteria>
<criteria operator="AND">
<criterion test_ref="oval:com.oracle.elsa:tst:202688211017" comment="pam_ssh_agent_auth is earlier than 0:0.10.3-8.34.0.1.el8_10"/>
<criterion test_ref="oval:com.oracle.elsa:tst:202688211018" comment="pam_ssh_agent_auth is signed with the Oracle Linux 8 key"/>
</criteria>
</criteria>
</criteria>
</criteria>
</criteria>

</definition>
</definitions>
<!--
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   rpminfo tests   ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 
-->
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<state state_ref="oval:com.oracle.elsa:ste:202688211002" />
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</rpminfo_test>
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<state state_ref="oval:com.oracle.elsa:ste:202688211001" />
</rpminfo_test>
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<object object_ref="oval:com.oracle.elsa:obj:202688211003" />
<state state_ref="oval:com.oracle.elsa:ste:202688211004" />
</rpminfo_test>
<rpminfo_test id="oval:com.oracle.elsa:tst:202688211006"  version="501" comment="openssh is signed with the Oracle Linux 8 key" check="at least one" xmlns="http://oval.mitre.org/XMLSchema/oval-definitions-5#linux">
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<state state_ref="oval:com.oracle.elsa:ste:202688211001" />
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<state state_ref="oval:com.oracle.elsa:ste:202688211004" />
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<state state_ref="oval:com.oracle.elsa:ste:202688211001" />
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<state state_ref="oval:com.oracle.elsa:ste:202688211004" />
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<state state_ref="oval:com.oracle.elsa:ste:202688211001" />
</rpminfo_test>
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<state state_ref="oval:com.oracle.elsa:ste:202688211004" />
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<state state_ref="oval:com.oracle.elsa:ste:202688211004" />
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<state state_ref="oval:com.oracle.elsa:ste:202688211001" />
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<rpminfo_test id="oval:com.oracle.elsa:tst:202688211015"  version="501" comment="openssh-server is earlier than 0:8.0p1-34.0.1.el8_10" check="at least one" xmlns="http://oval.mitre.org/XMLSchema/oval-definitions-5#linux">
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<state state_ref="oval:com.oracle.elsa:ste:202688211004" />
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<object object_ref="oval:com.oracle.elsa:obj:202688211008" />
<state state_ref="oval:com.oracle.elsa:ste:202688211001" />
</rpminfo_test>
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<state state_ref="oval:com.oracle.elsa:ste:202688211001" />
</rpminfo_test>
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<object object_ref="oval:com.oracle.elsa:obj:202688211001" />
<state state_ref="oval:com.oracle.elsa:ste:202688211006" />
</rpminfo_test>

</tests>
<!--
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   rpminfo objects   ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 
-->
<objects>
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<name>openssh-cavs</name>
</rpminfo_object>
<rpminfo_object xmlns="http://oval.mitre.org/XMLSchema/oval-definitions-5#linux" id="oval:com.oracle.elsa:obj:202688211001" version="501">
<name>oraclelinux-release</name>
</rpminfo_object>
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</rpminfo_object>
<rpminfo_object xmlns="http://oval.mitre.org/XMLSchema/oval-definitions-5#linux" id="oval:com.oracle.elsa:obj:202688211003" version="501">
<name>openssh</name>
</rpminfo_object>
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<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:202688211005" 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:202688211002" version="501">
<name>openssh-askpass</name>
</rpminfo_object>
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<name>openssh-ldap</name>
</rpminfo_object>
<rpminfo_object xmlns="http://oval.mitre.org/XMLSchema/oval-definitions-5#linux" id="oval:com.oracle.elsa:obj:202688211006" version="501">
<name>openssh-keycat</name>
</rpminfo_object>
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<states>
<!--
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   rpminfo states   ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 
-->
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<signature_keyid operation="equals">82562ea9ad986da3</signature_keyid>
</rpminfo_state>
<rpminfo_state xmlns="http://oval.mitre.org/XMLSchema/oval-definitions-5#linux" id="oval:com.oracle.elsa:ste:202688211002" version="501">
<version operation="pattern match">^8</version>
</rpminfo_state>
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<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:202688211004" version="501">
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</rpminfo_state>
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</rpminfo_state>
<rpminfo_state xmlns="http://oval.mitre.org/XMLSchema/oval-definitions-5#linux" id="oval:com.oracle.elsa:ste:202688211006" version="501">
<arch operation="pattern match">x86_64</arch>
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</states>
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