Resource Management Errors The advisory has been revoked - it doesn't affect any version of package openssh (opens in a new tab)
Threat Intelligence
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- published8 May 2025
- disclosed9 Dec 2016
- creditUnknown
Introduced: 9 Dec 2016
CVE-2016-8858 (opens in a new tab)Amendment
This was deemed not a vulnerability.
Overview
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Resource Management Errors. ** DISPUTED ** The kex_input_kexinit function in kex.c in OpenSSH 6.x and 7.x through 7.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by sending many duplicate KEXINIT requests. NOTE: a third party reports that "OpenSSH upstream does not consider this as a security issue."