Bug 2550173 (CVE-2026-109786) - CVE-2026-109786 fail2ban: fail2ban: Denial of Service via improper host parsing in sshd filter
Summary: CVE-2026-109786 fail2ban: fail2ban: Denial of Service via improper host parsi...
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2026-109786
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Depends On: 2550189 2550190
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Reported: 2026-10-13 02:51 UTC by OSIDB Bzimport
Modified: 2026-10-13 05:36 UTC (History)
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-10-13 02:51:23 UTC
In fail2ban 0.10.5 through 1.1.1 before ddd879d, the sshd filter (config/filter.d/sshd.conf) accepts an "on <token>" suffix after the host address. Because OpenSSH logs the offered username verbatim, a remote unauthenticated attacker can use a username such as "x VICTIM-SOURCE-IP-ADDRESS on" to make fail2ban associate failed login attempts with an arbitrary source IP address and ban it (e.g., to block logins from a legitimate user). The default filter mode is affected.


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