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CVE-2026-59845

MEDIUM CVSS: 5.3 Published: 2026-07-21 Modified: 2026-08-17

Description

A flaw was found in libssh. When ProxyCommand is used, an unchecked fork() failure can be stored as process ID -1; during cleanup, signals may then be sent across the caller's accessible process tree, leading to local denial of service.

Affected Platforms

Redhat Hardened ImagesLibssh LibsshRedhat Enterprise Linux

Weakness Type

CWE-390, CWE-390

References