Description
A flaw was found in libssh. Logic errors in automatic certificate-based public key authentication can cause libssh clients to loop indefinitely when configured certificates are missing or repeatedly rejected by a server, leading to denial of service.
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Remediation
Vendor Workaround
Do not connect to untrusted SSH servers and do not use certificates until patched.
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Tue, 21 Jul 2026 14:45:00 +0000
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| Description | A flaw was found in libssh. Logic errors in automatic certificate-based public key authentication can cause libssh clients to loop indefinitely when configured certificates are missing or repeatedly rejected by a server, leading to denial of service. | |
| Title | Libssh: libssh: denial of service via automatic certificate authentication loop | |
| First Time appeared |
Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux Redhat hummingbird |
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| Weaknesses | CWE-835 | |
| CPEs | cpe:/a:redhat:hummingbird:1 cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10 cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8 cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9 |
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| Vendors & Products |
Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux Redhat hummingbird |
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| Metrics |
cvssV3_1
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published:
Updated: 2026-07-21T14:08:15.016Z
Reserved: 2026-07-07T15:40:24.561Z
Link: CVE-2026-59849
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