Import Source
https://github.com/microsoft/AzureLinuxVulnerabilityData/blob/main/osv/AZL-56894.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/AZL-56894
Upstream
Published
2025-02-18T19:15:29Z
Modified
2026-04-21T04:36:48.630748Z
Severity
  • 6.8 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N CVSS Calculator
Summary
CVE-2025-26465 affecting package openssh for versions less than 9.8p1-3
Details

A vulnerability was found in OpenSSH when the VerifyHostKeyDNS option is enabled. A machine-in-the-middle attack can be performed by a malicious machine impersonating a legit server. This issue occurs due to how OpenSSH mishandles error codes in specific conditions when verifying the host key. For an attack to be considered successful, the attacker needs to manage to exhaust the client's memory resource first, turning the attack complexity high.

References

Affected packages

Azure Linux:3 / openssh

Package

Name
openssh
Purl
pkg:rpm/azure-linux/openssh

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
9.8p1-3

Database specific

source
"https://github.com/microsoft/AzureLinuxVulnerabilityData/blob/main/osv/AZL-56894.json"