Dell Unity: Weak SSH key exchange algorithm is reported by third-party Vulnerability scanning software on Unity code 5.1.X (User Correctable)

Summary: Some third-party Vulnerability scanning software might report weak SSH key exchange algorithm on Unity running code 5.1.X but the reported weak algorithms are disabled on Unity.

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Symptoms

Some third-party Vulnerability scanning software (for example Nessus) might report weak SSH key exchange algorithms on Unity arrays running OE 5.1.x.: 
  • diffie-hellman-group-exchange-sha1
  • diffie-hellman-group1-sha1
  • gss-gex-sha1-*
  • gss-group1-sha1-*
  • gss-group14-sha1-*
  • rsa1024-sha1
 

How to identify:
  • To prove the reported weak SSH key exchange algorithms is disabled on Unity, customer can try to ssh to Unity with the *-sha1 algorithms specified using -okexalgorithms switch. The ssh command will fail and inform user the available key-exchanged algorithms on Unity. 
[root@centos ~]# ssh service@5.6.7.11 -okexalgorithms=diffie-hellman-group-exchange-sha1
Unable to negotiate with 5.6.7.11 port 22: no matching key exchange method found. Their offer: curve25519-sha256,curve25519-sha256@libssh.org,ecdh-sha2-nistp256,ecdh-sha2-nistp384,ecdh-sha2-nistp521,diffie-hellman-group-exchange-sha256,diffie-hellman-group16-sha512,diffie-hellman-group18-sha512,diffie-hellman-group14-sha256
  • Another method to confirm what SSH key exchange algorithms is supported on Unity is that client can ssh to the Unity with debug mode enabled using -vvv switch. From the debug log, the supported SSH key-exchanged algorithms on Unity will be listed as below:
ssh -vvv 5.6.7.11
<snip>
debug2: local client KEXINIT proposal 
debug2: KEX algorithms: curve25519-sha256,curve25519-sha256@libssh.org,ecdh-sha2-nistp256,ecdh-sha2-nistp384,ecdh-sha2-nistp521,diffie-hellman-group-exchange-sha256,diffie-hellman-group16-sha512,diffie-hellman-group18-sha512,diffie-hellman-group-exchange-sha1,diffie-hellman-group14-sha256,diffie-hellman-group14-sha1,diffie-hellman-group1-sha1,ext-info-c <<<<< available key exchange algorithms on client 
<snip>
debug2: peer server KEXINIT proposal
debug2: KEX algorithms: curve25519-sha256,curve25519-sha256@libssh.org,ecdh-sha2-nistp256,ecdh-sha2-nistp384,ecdh-sha2-nistp521,diffie-hellman-group-exchange-sha256,diffie-hellman-group16-sha512,diffie-hellman-group18-sha512,diffie-hellman-group14-sha256  <<<<<< available key exchange algorithms on Unity 

Cause

This is a false positive as all sha1 Key exchange algorithms have been disabled/removed since Unity 5.1.0.

Resolution

Customers should engage their third-party Vulnerability scanning software vendor to further investigate how does their software scan the Unity system to understand why such false positives are raised.   

Produse afectate

Dell EMC Unity
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Article Number: 000199851
Article Type: Solution
Ultima modificare: 14 mai 2026
Version:  9
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