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Echo: libssh: security update to 0.12.0-1

low Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security Plugin ID 465484

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

 - A flaw was found in libssh in which a malicious SFTP (SSH File Transfer Protocol) server can exploit this
 by sending a malformed 'longname' field within an `SSH_FXP_NAME` message during a file listing operation.
 This missing null check can lead to reading beyond allocated memory on the heap. This can cause unexpected
 behavior or lead to a denial of service (DoS) due to application crashes. (CVE-2026-0968)

Solution

Update the libssh library and its related packages to version 0.12.0-1 or later.

See Also

https://advisory.echohq.com/cve/CVE-2026-0968

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 465484

Version: Revision 1.1

Type: Local

Published: 10/2/2026

Updated: 10/2/2026

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 1.2

Percentile: 0.01

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 2.6

Temporal Score: 1.9

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-0968

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 3.1

Temporal Score: 2.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/19/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/19/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-0968

IAVA: 2026-A-0166-S