Linuxsecurity Ubuntu 20.04 LTS libssh Vulnerabilities Lead to DDoS Risks
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Ubuntu 20.04 LTS and its derivatives are affected by vulnerabilities in libssh, specifically related to key exchange handling and path sanitization. These issues could allow remote attackers to crash libssh clients, resulting in a denial of service. The vulnerabilities are documented under CVE-2025-8277.
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2025-09-09
CVE-2025-8277 published
2026-02-23
USN-8051-2 update released for affected Ubuntu versions
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