CVE-2025-26466

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.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:9.5:p1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:9.6:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:9.6:p1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:9.7:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:9.7:p1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:9.8:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:9.8:p1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:9.9:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:9.9:p1:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:24.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:24.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 3 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:13.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

15 Oct 2026, 02:17

Type Values Removed Values Added
References
  • () https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-398330.html -

08 Oct 2026, 22:17

Type Values Removed Values Added
References
  • () https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:6993 -

08 Oct 2026, 12:17

Type Values Removed Values Added
References
  • () https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2025:6305 -

Information

Published : 2025-02-28 22:15

Updated : 2026-10-21 17:17


NVD link : CVE-2025-26466

Mitre link : CVE-2025-26466

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-26466


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Products Affected

debian

  • debian_linux

openbsd

  • openssh

canonical

  • ubuntu_linux
CWE
CWE-770

Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling