Bug 2509456 - CVE-2026-39831 podman: golang.org/x/crypto/ssh: Security key bypass due to missing user presence check [fedora-all]
Summary: CVE-2026-39831 podman: golang.org/x/crypto/ssh: Security key bypass due to mi...
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Status: CLOSED CURRENTRELEASE
Alias: None
Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: podman
Version: rawhide
Hardware: Unspecified
OS: Unspecified
high
high
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Lokesh Mandvekar
QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance
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Whiteboard: {"flaws": ["1537af73-e36d-4a46-a18e-3...
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Blocks: CVE-2026-39831
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Reported: 2026-07-30 14:33 UTC by Guilherme de Almeida Suckevicz
Modified: 2026-07-30 19:28 UTC (History)
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Fixed In Version: podman-5.8.4-1.fc43, podman-5.8.4-1.fc44
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Last Closed: 2026-07-30 19:28:25 UTC
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Description Guilherme de Almeida Suckevicz 2026-07-30 14:33:10 UTC 
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The Verify() method for FIDO/U2F security key types (sk-ecdsa-sha2-nistp256, sk-ssh-ed25519) did not check the User Presence flag. Signatures generated without physical touch were accepted, allowing unattended use of a hardware security key. To restore the previous behavior, return a "no-touch-required" extension in Permissions.Extensions from PublicKeyCallback.
Comment 1 Lokesh Mandvekar 2026-07-30 19:28:25 UTC 
Fixed in podman-5.8.4-1.fc43 and podman-5.8.4-1.fc44 (golang.org/x/crypto v0.53.0) now in stable updates.
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