CVE record · CVE-2025-5372

Libssh: incorrect return code handling in ssh_kdf() in libssh

CVSS 5.0 MediumEPSS 0.0050 · 43rd percentile

Published by the CVE Program (CNA: redhat) at 4 Jul 2025, 06:01 UTC. agentprime has not analysed this yet, so whether it affects any app is not known. This CVE names a vendor and product rather than a package, so the lockfile check doesn’t match it.

Affected products, as the CNA wrote them
Vendor	Product	Versions
libssh	libssh Package name: libssh https://git.libssh.org/projects/libssh.git	affected before 0.11.2 semver Other versions: unaffected
Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Package name: libssh https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/	unaffected 0:0.9.6-16.el8_10 to before * rpm Other versions: affected
Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Package name: libssh https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/	unaffected 0:0.9.6-16.el8_10 to before * rpm Other versions: affected
Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support Package name: libssh https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/	unaffected 0:0.9.4-2.el8_4.2 to before * rpm Other versions: affected
Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Extended Update Support Long-Life Add-On Package name: libssh https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/	unaffected 0:0.9.4-2.el8_4.2 to before * rpm Other versions: affected
Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support Package name: libssh https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/	unaffected 0:0.9.6-4.el8_6.2 to before * rpm Other versions: affected
Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Extended Update Support Long-Life Add-On Package name: libssh https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/	unaffected 0:0.9.6-4.el8_6.2 to before * rpm Other versions: affected
Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Telecommunications Update Service Package name: libssh https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/	unaffected 0:0.9.6-13.el8_8.2 to before * rpm Other versions: affected
Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Update Services for SAP Solutions Package name: libssh https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/	unaffected 0:0.9.6-13.el8_8.2 to before * rpm Other versions: affected
Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 Update Services for SAP Solutions Package name: libssh https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/	unaffected 0:0.9.6-3.el9_0.2 to before * rpm Other versions: affected
Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 Package name: libssh https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/	No versions given Other versions: unaffected
Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Package name: libssh2 https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/	No versions given Other versions: unknown
Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Package name: libssh2 https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/	No versions given Other versions: unknown
Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 Package name: libssh https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/	No versions given Other versions: affected
Red Hat	Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 Package name: openshift/ose-rhel-coreos-8 https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/	No versions given Other versions: affected
Red Hat	Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 Package name: openshift/ose-rhel-coreos-9 https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/	No versions given Other versions: unaffected

Identifiers: CVE-2025-5372
CNA: redhat
Weakness (CWE): CWE-682
Tags: libssh
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Extended Update Support Long-Life Add-On
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Extended Update Support Long-Life Add-On
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Telecommunications Update Service
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Update Services for SAP Solutions
CWE-682
Published: 4 Jul 2025
Updated: 5 Nov 2026

Not analysed yet

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Severity and exploitation

Score	Rating	CVSS	Vector	Source
5.0	Medium	3.1	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L	CNA (redhat)

CISA KEV Not listed.
EPSS 0.0050, the 43rd percentile, on 5 Nov 2026: FIRST’s estimate of the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Timeline

4 Jul 2025, 06:01 UTC Confirmed by the CVE List
4 Jul 2025, 06:15 UTC Confirmed by NVD

Sources

References from the CNA

access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:21977 vendor-advisoryredhat
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:23024 vendor-advisoryredhat
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:20610 vendor-advisoryredhat
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:24349 vendor-advisoryredhat
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:25911 vendor-advisoryredhat
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-5372 vdb-entryredhat
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2369388 issue-trackingredhat

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