CVE-2026-59848
5.3
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Summary
A flaw was found in libssh. A malicious SFTP server can send responses for unknown request IDs that libssh clients keep queued indefinitely, causing unbounded memory growth and client-side denial of service.
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Version Range | Status |
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Weaknesses
Workarounds
Do not connect to untrusted SFTP servers.
References
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-59848
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2498181
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