CVE-2023-25136 (GCVE-0-2023-25136)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-02-03 00:00 – Updated: 2026-05-28 17:43
VLAI
Summary
OpenSSH server (sshd) 9.1 introduced a double-free vulnerability during options.kex_algorithms handling. This is fixed in OpenSSH 9.2. The double free can be leveraged, by an unauthenticated remote attacker in the default configuration, to jump to any location in the sshd address space. One third-party report states "remote code execution is theoretically possible."
Severity
No CVSS data available.
SSVC
Exploitation: poc Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-02-27 17:36 UTC
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