# CVE-2026-59844: Libssh: libssh: denial of service via oversized sftp read length

- Severity: CVSS 6.5 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-07-21 · Updated: 2026-09-01

## Affected

- libssh: version range not reported
- libssh: version range not reported
- libssh: version range not reported
- libssh: version range not reported
- libssh: version range not reported
- libssh-main: version range not reported

## Description

A flaw was found in libssh. A remote authenticated client can issue SSH_FXP_READ requests with an arbitrarily large length, causing a libssh SFTP server to allocate excessive memory and potentially exhaust it through repeated requests.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on libssh, libssh-main, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:42922
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:55855
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:62217
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:62218
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-59844
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2498177

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