A flaw was found in libssh. A remote attacker, by controlling client configuration files or known_hosts files, could craft specific hostnames that when processed by the `match_pattern()` function can lead to inefficient regular expression backtracking. This can cause timeouts and resource exhaustion, resulting in a Denial of Service (DoS) for the client.
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Configurations
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History
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Information
Published : 2026-03-26 21:17
Updated : 2026-03-30 13:26
NVD link : CVE-2026-0967
Mitre link : CVE-2026-0967
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-0967
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Products Affected
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CWE
CWE-1333
Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity
