Use After Free Affecting libssh-config package, versions <0.9.8-150400.3.9.1


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.18% (8th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-SLES155-LIBSSHCONFIG-10722709
  • published12 Jul 2025
  • disclosed10 Jul 2025

Introduced: 10 Jul 2025

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

How to fix?

Upgrade SLES:15.5 libssh-config to version 0.9.8-150400.3.9.1 or higher.

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 SLES. See How to fix? for SLES:15.5 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

version 3.1