SB2025121602 - SUSE update for libssh
Published: December 16, 2025 Updated: February 24, 2026
Security Bulletin ID
SB2025121602
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-8114)
The vulnerability allows a remote attack to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error when calculating the session ID during the key exchange (KEX) process. A remote attacker can trick the victim into connecting to a malicious SSH server and crash the client app.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.