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created 4 months, 3 weeks ago
Libssh: use of uninitialized variable in privatekey_from_file()

A vulnerability was found in libssh, where an uninitialized variable exists under certain conditions in the privatekey_from_file() function. This flaw can be triggered if the file specified by the filename doesn't exist and may lead to possible signing failures or heap corruption.

Affected products

rhcos
libssh
  • <0.11.2
libssh2

Matching in nixpkgs

pkgs.libssh

SSH client library

  • nixos-unstable -

pkgs.libssh2

Client-side C library implementing the SSH2 protocol

  • nixos-unstable -

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