Issued at: 2026-07-30
Updated at: 2026-08-01
Synopsis
Moderate: openssh security, bug fix, and enhancement update
Description
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.
The following packages have been upgraded to a later upstream version: openssh (8.0p1). (BZ#1691045)
Security Fix(es):
* openssh: scp client improper directory name validation (CVE-2018-20685)
* openssh: Improper validation of object names allows malicious server to overwrite files via scp client (CVE-2019-6111)
* openssh: Missing character encoding in progress display allows for spoofing of scp client output (CVE-2019-6109)
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.
Additional Changes:
For detailed information on changes in this release, see the Rocky Linux 8.1 Release Notes linked from the References section.