SB2025091206 - Denial of service in libssh



SB2025091206 - Denial of service in libssh

Published: September 12, 2025

Security Bulletin ID SB2025091206
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Double free (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-5351)

The vulnerability allows a remote user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in the internal function responsible for converting cryptographic keys into serialized formats. A remote user can trigger a double free error and perform a denial of service attack in low-memory scenarios.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.