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Fencer Vulns
low 3.7

CVE-2026-59842 json

Libssh: libssh: information disclosure via short gssapi curve25519 public key

published 2026-07-21 3 mo ago modified 2026-11-06 2 d ago also EUVD-2026-46176

cvss
3.7
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.5%
EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 42%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

A flaw was found in libssh. During server-side GSSAPI key exchange, a client-supplied Curve25519 public key shorter than the expected length is copied without proper length validation, leading to an out-of-bounds heap read. This could allow a remote unauthenticated attacker to disclose small amounts of server memory.

Patch / fix

  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 0:0.12.0-3.el10_2
  • Red Hat Red Hat Hardened Images 0.12.1-4.hum1
  • libssh Debian 14 0.12.1-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2026-59842

  • libssh RHEL 10.2 0.12.0-3.el10_2
  • libssh-config RHEL 10.2 0.12.0-3.el10_2
  • libssh hummingbird 1 0.12.1-4.hum1
  • libssh-config hummingbird 1 0.12.1-4.hum1

red hat advisories RHSA-2026:55855RHSA-2026:42922

  • libssh AlmaLinux 10 0.12.0-3.el10_2
  • libssh-config AlmaLinux 10 0.12.0-3.el10_2

almalinux advisories ALSA-2026:55855

  • libssh Rocky Linux 10 0.12.0-3.el10_2

rocky linux advisories RLSA-2026:55855

  • libssh Alpine 3.24 0.12.1-r0

alpine advisories ALPINE-CVE-2026-59842

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Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2026-59842 updated cvss 3.7

libssh: libssh: information disclosure via short GSSAPI Curve25519 public key

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10) libssh-devel 0.12.0-3.el10_2, libssh-debuginfo 0.12.0-3.el10_2, libssh-debugsource 0.12.0-3.el10_2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 10) libssh 0.12.0-3.el10_2, libssh-config 0.12.0-3.el10_2
    fixed: vendor fix “Disable GSSAPIKeyExchange or remove gss-curve25519-sha256- from GSSAPIKexAlgorithms if appropriate.” RHSA-2026:55855
  • Red Hat Hardened Images libssh 0.12.1-4.hum1, libssh-config 0.12.1-4.hum1
    fixed: vendor fix “Disable GSSAPIKeyExchange or remove gss-curve25519-sha256- from GSSAPIKexAlgorithms if appropriate.” RHSA-2026:42922
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 libssh, libssh-config Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 libssh, libssh-config
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial
Assessed
3 mo ago

Exploit prediction

0.49% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 42% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 3.7 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
NVD 3.1 5.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Affected products

  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
  • Red Hat Red Hat Hardened Images
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

Classification

Weakness

References

Sources

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