PT-2026-61859 · Libssh+1 · Libssh+1

CVE-2026-59845

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Published

2026-07-21

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Updated

2026-09-01

CVSS v3.1

5.9

Medium

VectorAV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions libssh (affected versions not specified)
Description A flaw exists in libssh when using the ProxyCommand feature. An unchecked failure in the fork() function can result in a process ID of -1 being stored. During the cleanup process, signals may be sent across the caller's accessible process tree, which can lead to a local denial of service.
Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

DoS

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Weakness Enumeration

Related Identifiers

ALSA-2026:55855
ALSA-2026:62217
ALSA-2026:62218
AZL-93249
CVE-2026-59845
ECHO-D722-762E-9126
OESA-2026-3321
OESA-2026-3322
OESA-2026-3323
OESA-2026-3324
OESA-2026-3476
OPENSUSE-SU-2026:11377-1
OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21444-1
RHSA-2026:42922
SUSE-SU-2026:22940-1
SUSE-SU-2026:22948-1
SUSE-SU-2026:22956-1
SUSE-SU-2026:23056-1
SUSE-SU-2026:23168-1
SUSE-SU-2026:3302-1
SUSE-SU-2026:3330-1
SUSE-SU-2026:3463-1
USN-8699-1

Affected Products

Rocky Linux
Libssh