GO-2026-5015

vendorUSosv

Invoking server panic during CheckHostKey/Authenticate in golang.org/x/crypto/ssh

view advisory published 2026-05-22Licence: per source

SSH servers which use CertChecker as a public key callback without setting IsUserAuthority or IsHostAuthority could be caused to panic by a client presenting a certificate. CertChecker now returns an error instead of panicking when these callbacks are nil.

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IDseverity exploitable
CVE-2026-39835US——
SSH servers which use CertChecker as a public key callback without setting IsUserAuthority or IsHostAuthority could be caused to panic by a client presenting a certificate. CertChe…
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