CVE-2026-78662

CVE-2026-78662 affects the golang.org/x/crypto/ssh library. A channel registered in the mux's chanList was not marked as established until fully set up. A malicious peer could flood the channel's incomingRequests, deadlocking the entire connection (DoS). The fix introduces an atomic established s...

CVE-2026-78662 Prevent DoS on deadlocked undecided channel in golang.org/x/crypto/ssh

Previously, a channel registered in the mux's chanList is not usable until it is established. A malicious peer was able flood the channel's incomingRequests, deadlocking the entire connection. Now, we add an atomic established state, set when a channel becomes usable. Until such a time,...