CVE 6.5 MEDIUM

Invoking memory leak when rejecting channels can lead to DoS in golang.org/x/crypto/ssh_CVE-2026-39827

6.5 / 10
MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Description

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.

Basic Information

ID CVE-2026-39827
Source Go
Published May 22, 2026 at 02:31
Modified May 22, 2026 at 18:35

Affected Product

Vendor golang.org/x/crypto
Product golang.org/x/crypto/ssh
Affected Versions golang.org/x/crypto golang.org/x/crypto/ssh 0

References

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