GHSA-j5w8-q4qc-rx2x

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    GHSA-j5w8-q4qc-rx2x

    Published: 19 Nov 2025Last Modified: 10 Sept 2026

    Summary: golang.org/x/crypto/ssh allows an attacker to cause unbounded memory consumption

    Details: SSH servers parsing GSSAPI authentication requests do not validate the number of mechanisms specified in the request, allowing an attacker to cause unbounded memory consumption.

    References: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-58181, https://go.dev/cl/721961, https://go.dev/issue/76363, https://groups.google.com/g/golang-announce/c/w-oX3UxNcZA, https://pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2025-4134

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: golang.org/x/crypto

    Purl: pkg:golang/golang.org/x/crypto

    Affected ranges

    Type: SEMVER

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -0.45.0

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
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    Scope
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    Confidentiality
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    Integrity
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    Availability
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