CVE-2025-4878
Published: June 28, 2025Last modified: August 6, 2025
Description
A vulnerability was found in libssh, where an uninitialized variable exists under certain conditions in the privatekey_from_file() function. This flaw can be triggered if the file specified by the filename doesn't exist and may lead to possible signing failures or heap corruption.
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 3.6 |
| Attack Vector | LOCAL |
| Attack complexity | HIGH |
| Privileges required | LOW |
| User interaction | NONE |
| Scope | UNCHANGED |
| Confidentiality | LOW |
| Integrity impact | LOW |
| Availability impact | NONE |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N |
Status
| Product | Release | Package | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpaquita Linux | 23 LTS | libssh | Fixed (0.11.2-r0) |
| 25 LTS | libssh | Fixed (0.11.2-r0) | |
| Stream | libssh | Fixed (0.11.2-r0) |
References
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:18683
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-4878
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2376184
- https://git.libssh.org/projects/libssh.git/commit/?id=697650caa97eaf7623924c75f9fcfec6dd423cd1
- https://git.libssh.org/projects/libssh.git/commit/?id=b35ee876adc92a208d47194772e99f9c71e0bedb
- https://www.libssh.org/security/advisories/CVE-2025-4878.txt