Security Advisory

CVE-2025-8277

CVE vulnerability detail - eXtreme Datacenter Security Operations

Published 2025-09-09 11:55:39
Last updated 2026-06-30 07:37:17
Assigner redhat
CVSS score not scored
State PUBLISHED

Description

A flaw was found in libssh's handling of key exchange (KEX) processes when a client repeatedly sends incorrect KEX guesses. The library fails to free memory during these rekey operations, which can gradually exhaust system memory. This issue can lead to crashes on the client side, particularly when using libgcrypt, which impacts application stability and availability.