CVE-2026-39827
mediumpriority · track · 0EPSS 0.003 · 19 %ileDEEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-23
An authenticated SSH client that repeatedly opened channels which were rejected by the server caused unbounded memory growth, eventually crashing the server process and affecting all connected users. Rejected channels are now properly removed from the connection's internal state and released for garbage collection.
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affected products (33)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetesall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:advanced_cluster_management_for_kubernetes
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Advanced Cluster Securityall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:advanced_cluster_security
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Edge Managerall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:edge_manager
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Multicluster Engine for Kubernetesall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:multicluster_engine_for_kubernetes
- Red Hat OpenShift API for Data Protectionall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:redhat:openshift:api_for_data_protection
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platformall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:redhat:openshift:container_platform
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.22.4all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:redhat:openshift:container_platform_4.22.4
- Red Hat OpenShift Migration Toolkit for Applicationsall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:redhat:openshift:migration_toolkit_for_applications
advisories (3)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- WID-SEC-W-2026-1653Golang Go-Module (Net, Image, Crypto: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2026-05-21csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Golang Go ausnutzen, um erweiterte Privilegien zu erlangen, Cross-Site-Scripting-Angriffe durchzuführen, Sicherheitsmaßnahmen zu umgehen oder einen Denial-of-Service-Zustand zu verursachen.
- GHSA-qpw4-5x99-6vjpgolang.org/x/crypto: Invoking memory leak when rejecting channels can lead to DoS2026-06-25ghsa · osvUS
An authenticated SSH client that repeatedly opened channels which were rejected by the server caused unbounded memory growth, eventually crashing the server process and affecting all connected users. Rejected channels are now properly removed from the connection's internal state and released for garbage collection.
- GO-2026-5016Invoking memory leak when rejecting channels can lead to DoS in golang.org/x/crypto/ssh2026-05-22vendor · osvUS
An authenticated SSH client that repeatedly opened channels which were rejected by the server caused unbounded memory growth, eventually crashing the server process and affecting all connected users. Rejected channels are now properly removed from the connection's internal state and released for garbage collection.
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references (14)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://go.dev/cl/781320cnnvd
- https://go.dev/doc/installPatchcnnvd
- https://go.dev/issue/35127cnnvd
- https://groups.google.com/g/golang-announce/c/a082jnz-LvIcnnvd
- https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-39827cnnvd
- https://pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2026-5016cnnvd
- https://go.dev/cl/781320enisa_euvd
- https://go.dev/issue/35127enisa_euvd
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