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    CVE-2025-5372

    A flaw was found in libssh versions built with OpenSSL versions older than 3.0, specifically in the ssh_kdf() function responsible for key derivation. Due to inconsistent interpretation of return values where OpenSSL uses 0 to indicate failure and libssh uses 0 for success—the function may mistakenly return a success status even when key derivation fails. This results in uninitialized cryptographic key buffers being used in subsequent communication, potentially compromising SSH sessions' confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

    Published:Jun 24, 2025
    Last Modified:Jun 15, 2026
    EPS:Jul 4, 2025
    EPSS Score:0.00301
    CVSS Score:5

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Libssh
    Product
    Libssh
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Openshift
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Openshift Container Platform
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Rhel Aus
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Rhel E4s
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Rhel Eus Long Life
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Rhel Tus

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE-682 Incorrect Calculation

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    CAPEC-128 Integer Attacks
    CAPEC-129 Pointer Manipulation

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    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High