Low3.1Red Hat Linux

Low [CVE-2026-0968] Denial of Service due to malformed SFTP message

This low-severity Red Hat Linux advisory covers CVE-2026-0968 affecting Red Hat Enterprise Linux 1, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9, libssh.

CVE-2026-0968 Published Feb 10, 2026

CVE-2026-0968

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Summary

Denial of Service due to malformed SFTP message. Red Hat rates this low (CVSS 3.1).

Weakness: CWE-476. Affected package(s): libssh.

Resolved in Red Hat advisory RHSA-2026:18160 — update the affected packages (`sudo dnf update`).

Affected products named by the advisory: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 1; Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.

Affected versions

libssh-0:0.12.0-2.el10
libssh-0:0.10.4-18.el9

Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 2 months ago·verify at source

Fixed versions

RHSA-2026:18160

Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 2 months ago·verify at source

Mitigation checklist

Recommended fix / mitigation

Update the affected package(s) to the fixed version shipped in RHSA-2026:18160 (`sudo dnf update` / `yum update`).

Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 2 months ago·verify at source

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