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A local attacker can exploit this by providing a malicious configuration file or when the system is misconfigured. This vulnerability could lead to a Denial of Service (DoS) by causing the system to try and access dangerous files, such as block devices or large system files, which can disrupt normal operations."},{"lang":"es","value":"Se encontró una falla en libssh donde puede intentar abrir archivos arbitrarios durante el análisis de la configuración. Un atacante local puede explotar esto al proporcionar un archivo de configuración malicioso o cuando el sistema está mal configurado. Esta vulnerabilidad podría llevar a una denegación de servicio (DoS) al hacer que el sistema intente acceder a archivos peligrosos, como dispositivos de bloque o archivos de sistema grandes, lo que puede interrumpir las operaciones normales."}],"id":"CVE-2026-0965","lastModified":"2026-09-01T13:18:06.810","metrics":{"cvssMetricV30":[{"cvssData":{"attackComplexity":"LOW","attackVector":"LOCAL","availabilityImpact":"LOW","baseScore":3.3,"baseSeverity":"LOW","confidentialityImpact":"NONE","integrityImpact":"NONE","privilegesRequired":"LOW","scope":"UNCHANGED","userInteraction":"NONE","vectorString":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L","version":"3.0"},"exploitabilityScore":1.8,"impactScore":1.4,"source":"secalert@redhat.com","type":"Secondary"}],"ssvcV203":[{"source":"134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0","ssvcData":{"id":"CVE-2026-0965","options":[{"exploitation":"none"},{"automatable":"no"},{"technicalImpact":"partial"}],"role":"CISA Coordinator","timestamp":"2026-03-30T11:31:36.431851Z","version":"2.0.3"}}]},"published":"2026-03-26T21:17:00.607","references":[{"source":"secalert@redhat.com","url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:18160"},{"source":"secalert@redhat.com","url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:18683"},{"source":"secalert@redhat.com","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"url":"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-0965"},{"source":"secalert@redhat.com","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2436980"}],"sourceIdentifier":"secalert@redhat.com","vulnStatus":"Modified","weaknesses":[{"description":[{"lang":"en","value":"CWE-73"}],"source":"secalert@redhat.com","type":"Secondary"}]},"severity":"LOW","source":"nvd","title":"A flaw was found in libssh where it can attempt to open arbitrary files during configuration parsing"}