High

Libssh: invalid return code for chacha20 poly1305 with openssl backend

Type: advisorySource: Official CVE List1 source record

A flaw was found in libssh when using the ChaCha20 cipher with the OpenSSL library. If an attacker manages to exhaust the heap space, this error is not detected and may lead to libssh using a partially initialized cipher context. This occurs because the OpenSSL error code returned aliases with the SSH_OK code, resulting in libssh not properly detecting the error returned by the OpenSSL library. This issue can lead to undefined behavior, including compromised data confidentiality and integrity or crashes.

Announced 7 Jul 2025Source revision 1

Original source ↗

CVE-2025-5987

Primary source · Revision 1

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Security context

Source reference: cve:CVE-2025-5987

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10

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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.0 Extended Update Support

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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Update Services for SAP Solutions

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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Extended Update Support

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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.6 Extended Update Support

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Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.13

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Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.14

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Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.15

Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/10/product

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Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.16

Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/11/product

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Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.17

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Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.18

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Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.19

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Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.20

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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

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Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4

Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/19/product

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Structured affected-version data

Original package identities and version rules from this source.

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Related CVEs: CVE-2025-5987
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Publisher severity

high

Source reference: /containers/cna/metrics

Event: #32334 · Revision 1
Added to Heist Feed: Sun, 25 Oct 2026 08:47:26 GMT
Publisher date: Mon, 07 Jul 2025 14:24:12 GMT

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