CVE-2026-59847

Summary

A flaw was found in libssh. Incorrect AES-GCM finalization checks in builds using the OpenSSL backend can effectively remove integrity protection, allowing an in-path attacker to modify plaintext on the wire without detection.

Affected Software

VendorProductVersion RangeStatus
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 100:0.12.0-3.el10_2 < *unaffected
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 80:0.9.6-17.el8_10 < *unaffected
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 80:0.9.6-17.el8_10 < *unaffected
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 90:0.10.4-19.el9_8 < *unaffected
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 90:0.10.4-19.el9_8 < *unaffected
Red HatRed Hat Hardened Images0.12.1-4.hum1 < *unaffected

Weaknesses

  • CWE-253: Incorrect Check of Function Return Value

Workarounds

Disable the aes128-gcm@openssh.com and aes256-gcm@openssh.com ciphers.

ADP Enrichment

CISA ADP Vulnrichment

  • SSVC:
  • Exploitation: none
    • Automatable: yes
    • Technical Impact: partial

References