VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2026-39827

CVSS score6.5 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.28%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2026-05-22
Last modified2026-07-23
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Description

An authenticated SSH client that repeatedly opened channels which were rejected by the server caused unbounded memory growth, eventually crashing the server process and affecting all connected users. Rejected channels are now properly removed from the connection's internal state and released for garbage collection.

Weakness classification

  • nvd@nist.gov: CWE-924

Primary references