CVE-2026-59845

Public on 2026-07-21
Modified on 2026-07-27
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.
Severity
Medium severity
Medium
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CVSS v3 Base Score
5.3
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Affected Packages

Platform Package Release Date Advisory Status
Amazon Linux 2023 libssh Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2 - Core libssh2 Not Affected
Amazon Linux 2023 libssh2 Not Affected

CVSS Scores

Score Type Score Vector
Amazon Linux CVSSv3 5.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H