Bug 2436982 (CVE-2026-0968) - CVE-2026-0968 libssh: libssh: Denial of Service due to malformed SFTP message
Summary: CVE-2026-0968 libssh: libssh: Denial of Service due to malformed SFTP message
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2026-0968
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Assignee: Product Security DevOps Team
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Reported: 2026-02-04 23:48 UTC by OSIDB Bzimport
Modified: 2026-05-19 08:44 UTC (History)
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Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2026:18160 0 None None None 2026-05-19 08:44:34 UTC

Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-02-04 23:48:10 UTC 
A malicious SFTP server can send malformed longname field of the
`SSH_FXP_NAME` message (file listing). Due to the missing NULL check,
the libssh could read beyond the buffer bounds on heap, causing
unexpected behavior or crashes.
Comment 2 errata-xmlrpc 2026-05-19 08:44:33 UTC 
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10

Via RHSA-2026:18160 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:18160
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