CVE-2026-55654
lowpriority · track · 0EPSS 0.007 · 51 %ileDEEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
A flaw was found in OpenSSH. This vulnerability, a heap out-of-bounds read, occurs during the cleanup of GSSAPI (Generic Security Service Application Programming Interface) indicators when a trailing NULL termination is missing in the auth-indicators array. A remote attacker, under specific configurations involving GSSAPI authentication and a Kerberos environment, could exploit this to cause the SSH authentication path to crash or abort. This leads to a denial of service (DoS), impacting the availability of the SSH service.
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affected products (18)
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advisories (1)
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- WID-SEC-W-2026-2039OpenSSH: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2026-06-22csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in OpenSSH ausnutzen, um einen Denial of Service Angriff durchzuführen, Sicherheitsmaßnahmen zu umgehen, Daten zu manipulieren oder vertrauliche Informationen offenzulegen.
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references (15)
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- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-55654cnnvd
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2462493cnnvd
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:36759enisa_euvd
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:47756enisa_euvd
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:47757enisa_euvd
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:54387enisa_euvd
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-55654enisa_euvd
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2462493enisa_euvd
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