A vulnerability was found in OpenSSH when the VerifyHostKeyDNS option is enabled. A machine-in-the-middle attack can be performed by a malicious machine impersonating a legit server. This issue occurs due to how OpenSSH mishandles error codes in specific conditions when verifying the host key. For an attack to be considered successful, the attacker needs to manage to exhaust the client's memory resource first, turning the attack complexity high.
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03 Nov 2025, 22:18
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Information
Published : 2025-02-18 19:15
Updated : 2025-11-03 22:18
NVD link : CVE-2025-26465
Mitre link : CVE-2025-26465
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-26465
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Products Affected
redhat
- enterprise_linux
- openshift_container_platform
debian
- debian_linux
netapp
- ontap
- active_iq_unified_manager
openbsd
- openssh
CWE
CWE-390
Detection of Error Condition Without Action
