CVE-2026-102822
russh: negotiating a MAC-requiring block cipher (CTR/CBC) with mac=none causes a slice-index-out-of-range panic
Description
Russh is a Rust SSH client and server library. Prior to 0.63.1, a connection configured to permit mac=none can negotiate it with a MAC-requiring CTR or CBC block cipher because the selection logic validates needs_mac() only when MAC selection fails. A remote peer can then send a packet with a decrypted length of zero, causing russh/src/cipher/mod.rs to shrink the previously read block before indexing buffer.buffer[16..], which panics and terminates the connection task. This issue is fixed in version 0.63.1.
INFO
Published Date :
Sept. 29, 2026, 7:17 p.m.
Last Modified :
Sept. 29, 2026, 7:17 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
Yes !
Source :
[email protected]
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CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | LOW | [email protected] |
Solution
- Update russh to version 0.63.1 or later.
- Verify secure cipher negotiation.
- Review connection security settings.
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New CVE Received by [email protected]
Sep. 29, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description Russh is a Rust SSH client and server library. Prior to 0.63.1, a connection configured to permit mac=none can negotiate it with a MAC-requiring CTR or CBC block cipher because the selection logic validates needs_mac() only when MAC selection fails. A remote peer can then send a packet with a decrypted length of zero, causing russh/src/cipher/mod.rs to shrink the previously read block before indexing buffer.buffer[16..], which panics and terminates the connection task. This issue is fixed in version 0.63.1. Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L Added CWE CWE-129 Added Affected New affected value received. <a href="https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/blob/main/cves/2026/102xxx/CVE-2026-102822.json">CVE-2026-102822</a> Added Reference https://github.com/Eugeny/russh/commit/2885385abfee279092a41d80c6cb6ac367353159 Added Reference https://github.com/Eugeny/russh/releases/tag/v0.63.1 Added Reference https://github.com/Eugeny/russh/security/advisories/GHSA-p8qx-h547-fjw9