CVE-2026-106585

Publication date 7 October 2026

Last updated 19 October 2026


Ubuntu priority

Cvss 3 Severity Score

6.5 · Medium

Score breakdown

Description

In sshd and ssh in OpenSSH before 10.6, there is no check for whether the maximum packet length is exceeded during decompression of highly compressed data.

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Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
openssh 26.10 stonking
Fixed in 1:10.5p1-1ubuntu3.1
26.04 LTS resolute
Fixed in 1:10.2p1-2ubuntu3.8
24.04 LTS noble
Fixed in 1:9.6p1-3ubuntu13.20
22.04 LTS jammy
Fixed in 1:8.9p1-3ubuntu0.18
20.04 LTS focal
Needs evaluation
18.04 LTS bionic
Needs evaluation
16.04 LTS xenial
Needs evaluation
14.04 LTS trusty
Needs evaluation
openssh-ssh1 26.10 stonking Ignored
26.04 LTS resolute Ignored
24.04 LTS noble Ignored
22.04 LTS jammy Ignored
20.04 LTS focal Ignored
18.04 LTS bionic Ignored
openssh-gssapi 26.10 stonking
Fixed in 1:10.5p1-1ubuntu3.1
26.04 LTS resolute Not in release
24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release

Notes


mdeslaur

openssh-ssh1 is only provided for compatibility with old devices that cannot be upgraded to modern protocols. We will not be providing any security support for the openssh-ssh1 package as it is insecure and should be used in trusted environments only.

Patch details

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Package Patch details
openssh

Severity score breakdown

CVSS version: CVSS v3.0

Base score 6.5 · Medium

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-8928-1
    • OpenSSH vulnerabilities
    • 14 October 2026
    • USN-8937-1
    • OpenSSH vulnerabilities
    • 19 October 2026

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