Medium5.3Red Hat & Ubuntu Linux
Denial of Service via out-of-bounds read in SFTP extension name handler
CVE-2026-3731 Published Mar 8, 2026
CVE-2026-3731
Affected products & platforms
Red Hat & Ubuntu LinuxUnclassified
Summary
Denial of Service via out-of-bounds read in SFTP extension name handler. Red Hat rates this moderate (CVSS 5.3). Weakness: CWE-125. Affected package(s): libssh-main. Resolved in Red Hat advisory RHSA-2026:7067 — update the affected packages (`sudo dnf update`).
Affected versions
- libssh-main-0.12.0-1.1.hum1
Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 2 hours ago·verify at source
Fixed versions
- RHSA-2026:7067
Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 2 hours ago·verify at source
Mitigation checklist
Recommended fix / mitigation
- Update the affected package(s) to the fixed version shipped in RHSA-2026:7067 (`sudo dnf update` / `yum update`).
Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 2 hours ago·verify at source
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