GHSA-j5w8-q4qc-rx2xPublished

golang.org/x/crypto/ssh allows an attacker to cause unbounded memory consumption

Exact source revision recorded 24 Oct 2026 13:19:41 UTC. It does not establish the source's current position. Latest evidence.

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osv · GHSA-j5w8-q4qc-rx2x

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SSH servers parsing GSSAPI authentication requests do not validate the number of mechanisms specified in the request, allowing an attacker to cause unbounded memory consumption.

Source published: 19 Nov 2025 23:01:20 UTC
Source modified: 10 Sep 2026 03:50:30 UTC
Observed here: 24 Oct 2026 13:19:41 UTC
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CVSS_V3 · CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

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