# RHSA-2026:88211: Security update for 8 packages

RHSA-2026:88211, released October 24, 2026, fixes 5 CVEs across 8 products. None of them is reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/rhsa-2026-88211
- Platform: Linux
- Released: Oct 24, 2026
- Priority: High (Closes CVE-2026-60000, high severity)
- CVEs: 5, exploited: 0, on CISA KEV: 0
- Vendor advisory: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:88211

## Applies to

| Product | Release | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| [openssh](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/openssh.md) | RHEL 8 | 0:8.0p1-34.el8_10 |
| [openssh-askpass](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/openssh-askpass.md) | RHEL 8 | 0:8.0p1-34.el8_10 |
| [openssh-cavs](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/openssh-cavs.md) | RHEL 8 | 0:8.0p1-34.el8_10 |
| [openssh-clients](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/openssh-clients.md) | RHEL 8 | 0:8.0p1-34.el8_10 |
| [openssh-keycat](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/openssh-keycat.md) | RHEL 8 | 0:8.0p1-34.el8_10 |
| [openssh-ldap](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/openssh-ldap.md) | RHEL 8 | 0:8.0p1-34.el8_10 |
| [openssh-server](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/openssh-server.md) | RHEL 8 | 0:8.0p1-34.el8_10 |
| [pam_ssh_agent_auth](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/pam-ssh-agent-auth.md) | RHEL 8 | 0:0.10.3-8.34.el8_10 |

## CVEs this fix closes

| CVE | Priority | Title | CVSS | EPSS | Exploitation |
|---|---|---|---:|---:|---|
| [CVE-2026-60000](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2026-60000.md) | High | sshd in OpenSSH before 10.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption from excessive authentication attempts) because MaxAuthTries was mishandled for GSSAPIAuthentication. | 7.5 | 0.0062 |  |
| [CVE-2026-73283](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2026-73283.md) | High | In sshd in OpenSSH before 10.5, the restrict keyword (in authorized_keys) was supposed to be applicable to tunnel forwarding but was not. | 7.5 | 0.0015 |  |
| [CVE-2026-60001](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2026-60001.md) | Routine | sshd in OpenSSH before 10.4 does not always honor the minimum authentication delay. | 6.5 | 0.0029 |  |
| [CVE-2026-59998](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2026-59998.md) | Routine | sshd in OpenSSH before 10.4 has an undocumented security-relevant behavior: GSSAPIStrictAcceptorCheck has no value if the server is in Windows Active Directory. | 6.5 | 0.0018 |  |
| [CVE-2026-59997](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2026-59997.md) | Routine | internal-sftp in sshd in OpenSSH before 10.4 recognizes only the first 9 command-line arguments, which can be important if a later command-line argument would have helped to ensure the intended security properties of an SFTP connection. | 6.5 | 0.0018 |  |

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