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ALPINE-CVE-2025-26465
ALPINE-CVE-2025-26465
PUBLISHED
CVSS 6.800000190734863 MEDIUM
A vulnerability was found in OpenSSH when the VerifyHostKeyDNS option is enabled. A machine-in-the-middle attack can be performed by a malicious machine impersonating a legit server. This issue occurs due to how OpenSSH mishandles error codes in specific conditions when verifying the host key. For an attack to be considered successful, the attacker needs to manage to exhaust the client's memory resource first, turning the attack complexity high.
Risk Scores
CVSS v3.1
6.800000190734863
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.18 | openssh | 5.1_p1-r2, 9.3, 9.3 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | openssh | 8.4_p1-r2, 8.4_p1-r1, 8.3_p1-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.19 | openssh | 9.4_p1-r0, 0, 5.1_p1-r1 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | openssh | 7.5_p1-r1, 7.5_p1-r2, 7.5_p1-r3 |
| Alpine:v3.20 | openssh | 7.3_p1-r1, 7.2_p2-r0, 7.1_p2-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.21 | openssh | 6.4, 9.9, 9.9 |
Timeline
- Feb 18, 2025 CVE Published
- Dec 3, 2025 CVE Updated
- Apr 30, 2026 Distribution Patch