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Permalink CVE-2025-8277
3.1 LOW
  • CVSS version: 3.1
  • Attack vector (AV): NETWORK
  • Attack complexity (AC): HIGH
  • Privileges required (PR): LOW
  • User interaction (UI): NONE
  • Scope (S): UNCHANGED
  • Confidentiality impact (C): NONE
  • Integrity impact (I): NONE
  • Availability impact (A): LOW
created 6 months, 1 week ago
Libssh: memory exhaustion via repeated key exchange in libssh

A flaw was found in libssh's handling of key exchange (KEX) processes when a client repeatedly sends incorrect KEX guesses. The library fails to free memory during these rekey operations, which can gradually exhaust system memory. This issue can lead to crashes on the client side, particularly when using libgcrypt, which impacts application stability and availability.

References

Affected products

rhcos
libssh
  • <0.11.3
  • <0.11.4
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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