Use After Free Affecting libssh-config package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
0.0
low
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.19% (9th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL10-LIBSSHCONFIG-10920742
  • published25 Jul 2025
  • disclosed24 Jun 2025

Introduced: 24 Jun 2025

CVE-2025-4878  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for RHEL:10 libssh-config.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libssh-config package and not the libssh-config package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:10 relevant fixed versions and status.

A vulnerability was found in libssh, where an uninitialized variable exists under certain conditions in the privatekey_from_file() function. This flaw can be triggered if the file specified by the filename doesn't exist and may lead to possible signing failures or heap corruption.

CVSS Base Scores

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