CVE-2026-56855 (GCVE-0-2026-56855)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-09-02 19:37 – Updated: 2026-09-03 14:14
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Prevent DoS on deadlocked established channel in golang.org/x/crypto/ssh
Summary
Previously, after a channel has been established, a malicious peer could send crafted messages that would deadlock the entire connection. Now, we handle all RFC 4254 channel messages; global requests are handled explicitly. Then, treat all other messages as a protocol error and tear the connection down instead of buffering and blocking.
Severity
7.5 (High)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: yes
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-09-03 14:13 UTC
CWE
- CWE-770 - Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling
Assigner
References
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| golang.org/x/crypto | golang.org/x/crypto/ssh |
Affected:
0 , < 0.56.0
(semver)
|
guessed |
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