A flaw was found in libssh. A remote authenticated client can issue SSH_FXP_READ requests with an arbitrarily large length, causing a libssh SFTP server to allocate excessive memory and potentially exhaust it through repeated requests.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 6.5
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine Linux | — | Upgrade libssh | Jul 29, 2026 | Jul 21, 2026 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade libssh | Aug 3, 2026 | Aug 3, 2026 |
| Redhat_linux | — | Upgrade libssh-develUpgrade libssh-debuginfoUpgrade libssh-debugsourceUpgrade libsshUpgrade libssh-config | Jul 23, 2026 | Jul 21, 2026 |
| Rocky_linux | — | Upgrade libssh-develUpgrade libssh-debuginfoUpgrade libsshUpgrade libssh-debugsource | Aug 20, 2026 | Aug 18, 2026 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade libssh-4 | Aug 31, 2026 | Aug 31, 2026 |
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