An authenticated SSH client that repeatedly opened channels which were rejected by the server caused unbounded memory growth, eventually crashing the server process and affecting all connected users. Rejected channels are now properly removed from the connection's internal state and released for garbage collection.
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Fri, 22 May 2026 03:30:00 +0000
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| Description | An authenticated SSH client that repeatedly opened channels which were rejected by the server caused unbounded memory growth, eventually crashing the server process and affecting all connected users. Rejected channels are now properly removed from the connection's internal state and released for garbage collection. | |
| Title | Invoking memory leak when rejecting channels can lead to DoS in golang.org/x/crypto/ssh | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Go
Published:
Updated: 2026-05-22T02:31:27.064Z
Reserved: 2026-04-07T18:13:03.528Z
Link: CVE-2026-39827
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-05-22T04:16:21.497
Modified: 2026-05-22T04:16:21.497
Link: CVE-2026-39827
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OpenCVE Enrichment
Updated: 2026-05-22T04:30:25Z