Detection of Error Condition Without Action Affecting libssh package, versions <0.12.1-r0


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.1% (1st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CHAINGUARDLATEST-LIBSSH-18741738
  • published13 Aug 2026
  • disclosed21 Jul 2026

Introduced: 21 Jul 2026

CVE-2026-59845  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-390  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Chainguard libssh to version 0.12.1-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 Chainguard. See How to fix? for Chainguard relevant fixed versions and status.

A flaw was found in libssh. When ProxyCommand is used, an unchecked fork() failure can be stored as process ID -1; during cleanup, signals may then be sent across the caller's accessible process tree, leading to local denial of service.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1