Description (CNA)
A flaw was found in libssh. On servers with GSSAPIKeyExchange enabled, the gssapi-keyex path does not verify whether the authenticated Kerberos principal is authorized for the requested local user, allowing authenticated clients to log in as arbitrary users.
Affected (CNA)
| Vendor / product | Versions |
|---|---|
| Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | unaffected 0:0.12.0-3.el10_2 before * |
| Red Hat / Red Hat Hardened Images | unaffected 0.12.1-4.hum1 before * |
| Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | unaffected |
| Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | unaffected |
CWE
CWE-863
References
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:42922
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:55855
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-59851
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2498184
ADP enrichment
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