Buffer Underflow Affecting rhcos package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.08% (24th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL9-RHCOS-15471984
  • published12 Mar 2026
  • disclosed10 Feb 2026

Introduced: 10 Feb 2026

CVE-2026-0966  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-124  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for RHEL:9 rhcos.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream rhcos package and not the rhcos package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

A flaw was found in libssh. The API function ssh_get_hexa() is vulnerable to a denial of service when processing zero-length input. This can be exploited remotely by an attacker during GSSAPI (Generic Security Service Application Program Interface) authentication if the server's logging verbosity is set to SSH_LOG_PACKET (3) or higher. Successful exploitation could lead to a self-Denial of Service of the per-connection daemon process.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1