A flaw was found in the libssh implements abstract layer for message digest (MD) operations implemented by different supported crypto backends. The return values from these were not properly checked, which could cause low-memory situations failures, NULL dereferences, crashes, or usage of the uninitialized memory as an input for the KDF. In this case, non-matching keys will result in decryption/integrity failures, terminating the connection.
Weakness
The product does not check the return value from a method or function, which can prevent it from detecting unexpected states and conditions.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Libssh | Libssh | 0.9.0 (including) | 0.9.8 (excluding) |
| Libssh | Libssh | 0.10.0 (including) | 0.10.6 (excluding) |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | RedHat | libssh-0:0.9.6-14.el8 | * |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | RedHat | libssh-0:0.9.6-14.el8 | * |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | RedHat | libssh-0:0.10.4-13.el9 | * |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | RedHat | libssh-0:0.10.4-13.el9 | * |
| Libssh | Ubuntu | bionic | * |
| Libssh | Ubuntu | esm-infra/bionic | * |
| Libssh | Ubuntu | esm-infra/focal | * |
| Libssh | Ubuntu | esm-infra/xenial | * |
| Libssh | Ubuntu | focal | * |
| Libssh | Ubuntu | jammy | * |
| Libssh | Ubuntu | lunar | * |
| Libssh | Ubuntu | mantic | * |
| Libssh | Ubuntu | trusty | * |
| Libssh | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Libssh | Ubuntu | xenial | * |
Potential Mitigations
References
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2504
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:3233
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-6918
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2254997
- https://www.libssh.org/2023/12/18/libssh-0-10-6-and-libssh-0-9-8-security-releases/
- https://www.libssh.org/security/advisories/CVE-2023-6918.txt
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2504
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:3233
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-6918
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2254997
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LZQVUHWVWRH73YBXUQJOD6CKHDQBU3DM/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/MKQRBF3DWMWPH36LBCOBUTSIZRTPEZXB/
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20250214-0009/
- https://www.libssh.org/2023/12/18/libssh-0-10-6-and-libssh-0-9-8-security-releases/
- https://www.libssh.org/security/advisories/CVE-2023-6918.txt