🛡️ ALSA-2025:20943 — libssh
Description
Moderate: libssh security update
libssh is a library which implements the SSH protocol. It can be used to implement client and server applications.
Security Fix(es):
- libssh: out-of-bounds read in sftp_handle() (CVE-2025-5318)
For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
Affected software
ALSA-2025:20943 is recorded against 3 packages.
- libssh (fixed in 0.10.4-15.el9_7)
- libssh-config (fixed in 0.10.4-15.el9_7)
- libssh-devel (fixed in 0.10.4-15.el9_7)
Timeline and source
Published on 11 November 2025 and last revised on 4 February 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.
References
access.redhat.com (Advisory)
access.redhat.com (Report)
bugzilla.redhat.com (Report)
errata.almalinux.org (Advisory)
Details
Affected Packages
| Software | From version | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| libssh | — | 0.10.4-15.el9_7 |
| libssh-config | — | 0.10.4-15.el9_7 |
| libssh-devel | — | 0.10.4-15.el9_7 |
References
Similar Threats
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