CVE-2026-59843 PUBLISHED

Libssh: libssh: denial of service via zero advertised channel packet size

Assigner: redhat
Reserved: 07.07.2026 Published: 21.07.2026 Updated: 21.07.2026

A flaw was found in libssh. A remote authenticated peer can advertise a zero maximum packet size in SSH_MSG_CHANNEL_OPEN, causing later channel writes to loop indefinitely and consume CPU, leading to denial of service.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS Score: 6.5

Product Status

Vendor Red Hat
Product Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
Versions Default: affected
Vendor Red Hat
Product Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Versions Default: affected
Vendor Red Hat
Product Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Versions Default: affected
Vendor Red Hat
Product Red Hat Hardened Images
Versions Default: affected

Workarounds

No workaround available.

Credits

  • Red Hat would like to thank Haruto Kimura, Rinku Das, and Yi Lin for reporting this issue.

References