Incorrect Calculation Affecting libssh4 package, versions <0.9.8-150600.11.3.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.06% (18th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-SLES157-LIBSSH4-10629015
  • published5 Jul 2025
  • disclosed4 Jul 2025

Introduced: 4 Jul 2025

CVE-2025-5372  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-682  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade SLES:15.7 libssh4 to version 0.9.8-150600.11.3.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libssh4 package and not the libssh4 package as distributed by SLES. See How to fix? for SLES:15.7 relevant fixed versions and status.

A flaw was found in libssh versions built with OpenSSL versions older than 3.0, specifically in the ssh_kdf() function responsible for key derivation. Due to inconsistent interpretation of return values where OpenSSL uses 0 to indicate failure and libssh uses 0 for success—the function may mistakenly return a success status even when key derivation fails. This results in uninitialized cryptographic key buffers being used in subsequent communication, potentially compromising SSH sessions' confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1