CVE ID
CVE-2016-8858
DESCRIPTION
** DISPUTED ** The kex_input_kexinit function in kex.c in OpenSSH 6.x and 7.x through 7.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by sending many duplicate KEXINIT requests. NOTE: a third party reports that "OpenSSH upstream does not consider this as a security issue."
RESOLUTION
CentOS6 openssh - Not affected, False positive
CentOS7 openssh - Not affected, False positive
LINK TO ADVISORIES
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-8858
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2016-8858