Remediation Steps

Follow the steps below to remediate this finding on Linux (RHEL/CentOS/AlmaLinux).

1. Update OpenSSH via the package manager:

   sudo yum update openssh-server     # RHEL/CentOS 7
   sudo dnf update openssh-server     # RHEL/CentOS 8+ / AlmaLinux

2. Verify the installed version:

   ssh -V

3. Restart the SSH service:

   sudo systemctl restart sshd