Incorrect Calculation Affecting libssh package, versions <0.11.2-r0


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (10th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALPINE322-LIBSSH-10560297
  • published28 Jun 2025
  • disclosed4 Jul 2025

Introduced: 28 Jun 2025

NewCVE-2025-5372  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-682  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Alpine:3.22 libssh to version 0.11.2-r0 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libssh package and not the libssh package as distributed by Alpine. See How to fix? for Alpine:3.22 relevant fixed versions and status.

A flaw was found in libssh versions built with OpenSSL versions older than 3.0, specifically in the ssh_kdf() function responsible for key derivation. Due to inconsistent interpretation of return values where OpenSSL uses 0 to indicate failure and libssh uses 0 for success—the function may mistakenly return a success status even when key derivation fails. This results in uninitialized cryptographic key buffers being used in subsequent communication, potentially compromising SSH sessions' confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1