CVE-2025-26466

MEDIUM

Openbsd Openssh - Resource Allocation Without Limits

Title source: rule

Description

A flaw was found in the OpenSSH package. For each ping packet the SSH server receives, a pong packet is allocated in a memory buffer and stored in a queue of packages. It is only freed when the server/client key exchange has finished. A malicious client may keep sending such packages, leading to an uncontrolled increase in memory consumption on the server side. Consequently, the server may become unavailable, resulting in a denial of service attack.

Exploits (4)

nomisec SCANNER 4 stars
by rxerium · poc
https://github.com/rxerium/CVE-2025-26466
github WRITEUP 1 stars
by dolutech · shellpoc
https://github.com/dolutech/patch-manual-CVE-2025-26465-e-CVE-2025-26466
nomisec WORKING POC
by tpirate · poc
https://github.com/tpirate/CVE-2025-26466
nomisec WORKING POC
by mrowkoob · poc
https://github.com/mrowkoob/CVE-2025-26466-msf

Scores

CVSS v3 5.9
EPSS 0.6287
EPSS Percentile 98.4%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-770
Status published
Products (10)
canonical/ubuntu_linux 24.04
canonical/ubuntu_linux 24.10
debian/debian_linux 11.0
debian/debian_linux 12.0
debian/debian_linux 13.0
openbsd/openssh 9.5 p1
openbsd/openssh 9.6 (2 CPE variants)
openbsd/openssh 9.7 (2 CPE variants)
openbsd/openssh 9.8 (2 CPE variants)
openbsd/openssh 9.9 (2 CPE variants)
Published Feb 28, 2025
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026