A flaw was found in libssh. Logic errors in automatic certificate-based public key authentication can cause libssh clients to loop indefinitely when configured certificates are missing or repeatedly rejected by a server, leading to denial of service.
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{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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Description A flaw was found in libssh. Logic errors in automatic certificate-based public key authentication can cause libssh clients to loop indefinitely when configured certificates are missing or repeatedly rejected by a server, leading to denial of service.
Title Libssh: libssh: denial of service via automatic certificate authentication loop
First Time appeared Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux
Redhat hummingbird
Weaknesses CWE-835
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:hummingbird:1
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9
Vendors & Products Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux
Redhat hummingbird
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 3.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2026-07-22T19:07:23.331Z

Reserved: 2026-07-07T15:40:24.561Z

Link: CVE-2026-59849

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Updated: 2026-07-22T14:31:09.232Z

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cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2026-07-21T14:03:21Z

Links: CVE-2026-59849 - Bugzilla

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