CVE-2026-39834Invoking infinite loop on large channel writes in golang.org/x/crypto/ssh
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When writing data larger than 4GB in a single Write call on an SSH channel, an integer overflow in the internal payload size calculation caused the write loop to spin indefinitely, sending empty packets without making progress. The size comparison now uses int64 to prevent truncation.
- CVSS
- 9.1 CRITICAL (v3.1, CISA ADP)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-190
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- Go
- NVD analysis
- Analyzed
- Record last updated
- May 22, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
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