A flaw was found in libssh where it can attempt to open arbitrary files during configuration parsing. A local attacker can exploit this by providing a malicious configuration file or when the system is misconfigured. This vulnerability could lead to a Denial of Service (DoS) by causing the system to try and access dangerous files, such as block devices or large system files, which can disrupt normal operations.
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"sources": [
{
"html_url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-0965",
"url": "https://services.nvd.nist.gov/rest/json/cves/2.0?cveId=CVE-2026-0965",
"modified": "2026-06-17T10:11:42.137Z",
"id": "CVE-2026-0965",
"published": "2026-03-26T21:17:00.607Z",
"imported": "2026-07-22T03:16:27.674Z",
"database_specific": {
"status": "Modified"
}
}
],
"license": "CC-BY-4.0"
}