---
id: CVE-2026-110927
title: A flaw was found in OpenSSH
summary: >-
  A flaw was found in OpenSSH. After compression is negotiated, a compressed
  payload can expand past the maximum supported packet size because the inflate
  loop does not stop at that limit. Memory use grows in the process handling
  that conn…
severity: medium
cvss: 4.3
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L'
cwe:
  - CWE-770
vendor: Red Hat
product: openssh
affected:
  - openssh (all versions)
  - openssh (all versions)
  - openssh (all versions)
  - openssh (all versions)
  - openssh (all versions)
  - openshell (all versions)
  - openssh (all versions)
  - openshift/ose-rhel-coreos-8 (all versions)
  - openshift/ose-rhel-coreos-9 (all versions)
published: '2026-10-15'
updated: '2026-10-15'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-15T16:33:26.290'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-110927'
references:
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-110927'
    label: secalert@redhat.com
  - url: 'https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2553037'
    label: secalert@redhat.com
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2026-10-15T13:51:59.761592Z'
ingestedAt: '2026-10-15T14:07:30.116Z'
---

## Overview

A flaw was found in OpenSSH. After compression is negotiated, a compressed payload can expand past the maximum supported packet size because the inflate loop does not stop at that limit. Memory use grows in the process handling that connection.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.