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.

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Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8532-1 libssh2 vulnerabilities
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History

Tue, 30 Jun 2026 00:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-824
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

threat_severity

Moderate


Mon, 29 Jun 2026 13:30:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

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


Sun, 28 Jun 2026 02:15:00 +0000

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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'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-06-29T12:50:00.766Z

Reserved: 2026-06-28T00:55:25.426Z

Link: CVE-2026-58051

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-06-29T12:49:52.395Z

cve-icon NVD

No data.

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2026-06-28T01:32:54Z

Links: CVE-2026-58051 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-06-30T02:45:05Z

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