CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-94029

MediumCVSS 6.5
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

In Apache MINA SSHD versions 1.0.0 to 2.19.0 and 3.0.0-M1 to 3.0.0-M5, the sshd-sftp component in the SFTP v6 check-file-name/check-file-handle extension is vulnerable to server-side memory exhaustion. Using a very small block size (e.g., 256) on a huge file generates many hashes, and the SFTP reply is accumulated in memory, potentially crashing the server.

Risk Assessment

A remote attacker can cause server memory exhaustion, leading to server crash and unavailability of SSH/SFTP services.

Recommendation

Upgrade Apache MINA SSHD to version 2.20.0 or 3.0.0-M6, which impose a limit on reply size. Additionally, consider restricting SFTP access and monitoring memory usage.

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Original NVD description (English source)

Server-side memory exhaustion in Apache MINA SSHD 1.0.0 to 2.19.0 and 3.0.0-M1 to 3.0.0-M5, component sshd-sftp, in the SFTP v6 check-file-name/check-file-handle extension. Apache MINA SSHD is a Java library for client-side and server-side SSH. Using a very small "block size" (for instance 256, which is the minimum) on a huge file generates many (file size / block size) hashes. The resulting SFTP reply message was accumulated fully in memory server-side, which could, with a suitably large (possibly sparse) file exhaust the server-side memory, taking down the server. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.20.0 or 3.0.0-M6, which fix this issue by imposing a maximum limit on the size of the reply. Many SFTP implementations have a general limit on the size of SFTP messages anyway; typically 256kB as in OpenSSH or also in Apache MINA SSHD.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS