vulnerability
IBM AIX: openssh_advisory18 (CVE-2025-26465): Vulnerability in openssh affects AIX
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:N) | Feb 18, 2025 | Mar 18, 2025 | Jan 7, 2026 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:N)
Published
Feb 18, 2025
Added
Mar 18, 2025
Modified
Jan 7, 2026
Description
A vulnerability was found in OpenSSH when the VerifyHostKeyDNS option is enabled. A machine-in-the-middle attack can be performed by a malicious machine impersonating a legit server. This issue occurs due to how OpenSSH mishandles error codes in specific conditions when verifying the host key. For an attack to be considered successful, the attacker needs to manage to exhaust the client's memory resource first, turning the attack complexity high.
Solution
ibm-aix-openssh_advisory18
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