Description
Russh is a Rust SSH client and server library. Prior to 0.63.2, an authenticated remote peer can send SSH_MSG_KEXINIT without the required SSH_MSG_KEX_ECDH_INIT and then flood SSH_MSG_CHANNEL_OPEN messages while SessionKexState::InProgress prevents priority_receiver in russh/src/server/session.rs from being drained. The server continues processing network input and enqueues a ChannelOpenReply for each request on an unbounded channel, allowing one connection to grow memory until the process is terminated. This issue is fixed in version 0.63.2.
Published: 2026-09-29
Score: 6.5 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
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History

Wed, 30 Sep 2026 20:30:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Wed, 30 Sep 2026 00:15:00 +0000

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Metrics threat_severity

None

threat_severity

Moderate


Tue, 29 Sep 2026 21:45:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Eugeny
Eugeny russh
Vendors & Products Eugeny
Eugeny russh

Tue, 29 Sep 2026 18:30:00 +0000

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Description Russh is a Rust SSH client and server library. Prior to 0.63.2, an authenticated remote peer can send SSH_MSG_KEXINIT without the required SSH_MSG_KEX_ECDH_INIT and then flood SSH_MSG_CHANNEL_OPEN messages while SessionKexState::InProgress prevents priority_receiver in russh/src/server/session.rs from being drained. The server continues processing network input and enqueues a ChannelOpenReply for each request on an unbounded channel, allowing one connection to grow memory until the process is terminated. This issue is fixed in version 0.63.2.
Title Russh: Unbounded memory exhaustion via CHANNEL_OPEN flood during a client-stalled rekey
Weaknesses CWE-400
CWE-770
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-30T19:35:02.962Z

Reserved: 2026-09-29T17:25:25.265Z

Link: CVE-2026-102821

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-30T19:34:58.922Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-09-29T19:17:23.993

Modified: 2026-09-30T20:17:23.793

Link: CVE-2026-102821

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2026-09-29T18:21:21Z

Links: CVE-2026-102821 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-09-29T22:15:08Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-400

    Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

  • CWE-770

    Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling