CVE-2025-26466
Published: Feb 28, 2025
Modified: Feb 10, 2026
CVSS v3.1
5.9
Description
A flaw was found in the OpenSSH package. For each ping packet the SSH server receives, a pong packet is allocated in a memory buffer and stored in a queue of packages. It is only freed when the server/client key exchange has finished. A malicious client may keep sending such packages, leading to an uncontrolled increase in memory consumption on the server side. Consequently, the server may become unavailable, resulting in a denial of service attack.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
Unknown | OpenSSH | affected 9.5p1 - <= 9.9p1 |
Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | All versions |
Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | All versions |
Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | All versions |
Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | All versions |
Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | All versions |
Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 | All versions |
Weaknesses (CWE)
CVSS v3.1 Details
CVSS v3.1 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
References
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