Import Source
https://github.com/microsoft/AzureLinuxVulnerabilityData/blob/main/osv/AZL-81095.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/AZL-81095
Upstream
Published
2026-03-26T21:17:00Z
Modified
2026-08-29T05:27:27Z
Summary
CVE-2026-0966 affecting package libssh for versions less than 0.10.6-7
Details

A flaw was found in libssh. The API function ssh_get_hexa() is vulnerable to a denial of service when processing zero-length input. This can be exploited remotely by an attacker during GSSAPI (Generic Security Service Application Program Interface) authentication if the server's logging verbosity is set to SSH_LOG_PACKET (3) or higher. Successful exploitation could lead to a self-Denial of Service of the per-connection daemon process.

References

Affected packages

Azure Linux:3 / libssh

Package

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

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.10.6-7

Database specific

source
"https://github.com/microsoft/AzureLinuxVulnerabilityData/blob/main/osv/AZL-81095.json"