CVE-2026-59849: Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop') in Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
A flaw was found in libssh. Logic errors in automatic certificate-based public key authentication can cause libssh clients to loop indefinitely when configured certificates are missing or repeatedly rejected by a server, leading to denial of service.
CVE-2026-59849: Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop') in Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
Description
A flaw was found in libssh. Logic errors in automatic certificate-based public key authentication can cause libssh clients to loop indefinitely when configured certificates are missing or repeatedly rejected by a server, leading to denial of service.
CVSS v3.1
Score 3.1low
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- redhat
- Date Reserved
- 2026-07-07T15:40:24.561Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-59849","vendor":"Red Hat"}]
Threat ID: 6a5f856d2a4a8d59894725a3
Added to database: 07/21/2026, 14:42:53 UTC
Last enriched: 07/21/2026, 14:58:12 UTC
Last updated: 09/04/2026, 10:52:10 UTC
Views: 59
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