vulnerability
Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2025-26465): OpenSSH vulnerabilities
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:N) | Feb 18, 2025 | Feb 20, 2025 | Apr 16, 2026 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:N)
Published
Feb 18, 2025
Added
Feb 20, 2025
Modified
Apr 16, 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.
Solutions
ubuntu-pro-upgrade-openssh-clientubuntu-pro-upgrade-openssh-serverubuntu-upgrade-openssh-clientubuntu-upgrade-openssh-server
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