CVE-2026-58051

libssh2 - Free of Uninitialized Pointer in publickey List Cleanup

Published Jun 28, 2026 CVSS 4.0 · 8.3 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
libssh2 through 1.11.1 grows its publickey list with SSH2_REALLOC but does not zero-initialize new entries before parsing populates them, so a parse failure reaching the cleanup path leaves libssh2_publickey_list_free operating on an uninitialized entry. A malicious SSH server offering the publickey subsystem can use a malformed response to make cleanup free an uninitialized, attacker-influenceable attrs pointer in a connecting libssh2 client.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-4773-1 libssh2 security update
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8532-1 libssh2 vulnerabilities
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description libssh2 through 1.11.1 grows its publickey list with SSH2_REALLOC but does not zero-initialize new entries before parsing populates them, so a parse failure reaching the cleanup path leaves libssh2_publickey_list_free operating on an uninitialized entry. A malicious SSH server offering the publickey subsystem can use a malformed response to make cleanup free an uninitialized, attacker-influenceable attrs pointer in a connecting libssh2 client.
Title libssh2 - Free of Uninitialized Pointer in publickey List Cleanup
First Time appeared Libssh2
Libssh2 libssh2
Weaknesses CWE-908
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:libssh2:libssh2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Libssh2
Libssh2 libssh2
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
VulnCheck
Published
Updated
Nov 10, 2026, 12:48 PM
Reserved
Jun 28, 2026, 12:55 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jun 28, 2026, 2:16 AM
Modified
Nov 10, 2026, 1:19 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Jun 28, 2026, 1:32 AM