Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime Affecting github.com/golang/crypto/ssh package, versions <0.52.0


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.62% (47th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-GOLANG-GITHUBCOMGOLANGCRYPTOSSH-16796306
  • published22 May 2026
  • disclosed22 May 2026
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 22 May 2026

CVE-2026-39830  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-772  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade github.com/golang/crypto/ssh to version 0.52.0 or higher.

Overview

github.com/golang/crypto/ssh is a SSH client and server

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime through the handling of unsolicited global request responses, which can fill an internal buffer and block the connection's read loop. An attacker can cause a resource leak and prevent the release of blocked goroutines by sending unexpected responses.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1