Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity Affecting libssh4 package, versions <0.9.8-150600.11.9.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
low
0
10

Based on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.23% (14th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-SLES157-LIBSSH4-15371665
  • published4 Mar 2026
  • disclosed3 Mar 2026

Introduced: 3 Mar 2026

CVE-2026-0967  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-1333  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade SLES:15.7 libssh4 to version 0.9.8-150600.11.9.1 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. A remote attacker, by controlling client configuration files or known_hosts files, could craft specific hostnames that when processed by the match_pattern() function can lead to inefficient regular expression backtracking. This can cause timeouts and resource exhaustion, resulting in a Denial of Service (DoS) for the client.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1