CVE-2026-55653

Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Update Infrastructure 5.3 Technology Preview security update

mediumEPSS 0.3%

Description

A flaw was found in OpenSSH. A malicious SSH server can exploit a double free vulnerability in the Diffie-Hellman Group Exchange (DH-GEX) client path. This occurs during FIPS (Federal Information Processing Standards) mode known-group validation when the client processes attacker-controlled DH-GEX group parameters. Successful exploitation leads to client-side process termination, resulting in a Denial of Service (DoS).

Metrics

Severity
medium
no public PoC known
6.5
Source: nvd-v3
22.1 %
Elevated — this CVE ranks above at least 10% of all CVEs scored today.
0.3 %
Low — model estimates < 1% exploitation likelihood.
Published
2026-08-24 11:15 UTC
CWE-415

Weakness classes (CWE)

  • CWE-415Variant

    Double Free

    The product calls free() twice on the same memory address.

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Reanalysis & status changes

Chronological NVD audit events for this CVE — reanalyses, CVSS updates, CPE diffs.

  1. CVE Modified2026-09-01 13:19 UTC· secalert@redhat.com
    • Affected: Affected value modified. <a href="https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/blob/main/cves/2026/55xxx/CVE-2026-55653.json">CVE-2026-55653</a>
  2. CVE Modified2026-08-31 16:18 UTC· secalert@redhat.com
    • Affected: Affected value modified. <a href="https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/blob/main/cves/2026/55xxx/CVE-2026-55653.json">CVE-2026-55653</a>
    • Reference: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:36759
    • Reference: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:47755
    • Reference: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:47756
  3. CVE Modified2026-08-24 12:16 UTC· secalert@redhat.com
    • Affected: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 (+9)Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 (+8)
  4. CVE Modified2026-08-21 12:16 UTC· secalert@redhat.com
    • Affected: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 (+8)Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 (+9)
  5. CVE Modified2026-07-30 09:16 UTC· secalert@redhat.com
    • Reference: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:47756
    • Reference: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:47757
    • Affected: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8, Red Hat Hardened Images (+5)Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 (+6)

Affected operating systems

  • linux

    ubuntu / coreutilsjammy

  • linux

    ubuntu / coreutilsnoble

  • linux

    ubuntu / coreutilsresolute

  • linux

    debian / debian_linux11.0

  • linux

    redhat / enterprise_linux10.0

  • linux

    redhat / enterprise_linux10.2

  • linux

    redhat / enterprise_linux6.0

  • linux

    redhat / enterprise_linux7.0

  • linux

    redhat / enterprise_linux8.0

  • linux

    redhat / enterprise_linux9.0

  • linux

    redhat / enterprise_linux9.8

  • linux

    redhat / enterprise_linux_for_els10.2

  • linux

    redhat / enterprise_linux_for_els8.10

  • linux

    redhat / enterprise_linux_for_els9.8

  • linux

    redhat / enterprise_linux_for_eus10.2

  • linux

    redhat / enterprise_linux_for_eus9.8

  • linux

    redhat / enterprise_linux_for_ibm_z_systems10.2

  • linux

    redhat / enterprise_linux_for_ibm_z_systems8.0_s390x

  • linux

    redhat / enterprise_linux_for_ibm_z_systems9.0_s390x

  • linux

    redhat / enterprise_linux_for_ibm_z_systems_els10.2

  • linux

    redhat / enterprise_linux_for_ibm_z_systems_els8.10

  • linux

    redhat / enterprise_linux_for_ibm_z_systems_els9.8

  • linux

    redhat / enterprise_linux_for_ibm_z_systems_eus10.2

  • linux

    redhat / enterprise_linux_for_ibm_z_systems_eus9.8

Affected products

Products and version ranges extracted from the vendor/CERT advisory. A range like „<4.14.6“ implies the update recommendation „upgrade to 4.14.6 or later“.

  • Apple

    iOS18.7.10

  • Apple

    iOS26.6.1

  • Apple

    iPadOS18.7.10

  • Apple

    iPadOS26.6.1

  • Apple

    macOSTahoe 26.6.2

  • bitnami

    jre1.9.0

  • bitnami

    nginx-gateway0.1.17

  • bitnami

    nginx-gateway-fabric1.3.0

  • bitnami

    postgresql15.0.0

  • bitnami

    postgresql16.0.0

  • bitnami

    postgresql17.0.0

  • bitnami

    postgresql18.0.0

  • bitnami

    python-min3.10.0

  • bitnami

    python-min3.11.0

  • bitnami

    python-min3.12.0

  • bitnami

    python-min3.13.0

  • bitnami

    python-min3.14.0

  • f5

    dos4.3.0 – 4.7.0

  • f5

    dos

  • f5

    nginx_gateway_fabric1.3.0 – 1.6.2

  • f5

    nginx_gateway_fabric2.0.0 – 2.5.1

  • f5

    nginx_ingress_controller3.5.0 – 3.7.2

  • f5

    nginx_ingress_controller4.0.0 – 4.0.1

  • f5

    nginx_ingress_controller5.0.0 – 5.4.1

References & sources

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IDCVE-2026-55653