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Medium · 5.3 CVE-2026-109786 EUVD-2026-98268GHSA-xw36-3g63-5wfw

In fail2ban 0.10.5 through 1.1.1 before ddd879d, the sshd filter (config/filter.d/sshd.conf) accepts an "on <token>" suffix after the host …

Published Oct 13, 2026 · Updated Oct 15, 2026 · Assigned by mitre

Description

In fail2ban 0.10.5 through 1.1.1 before ddd879d, the sshd filter (config/filter.d/sshd.conf) accepts an "on <token>" suffix after the host address. Because OpenSSH logs the offered username verbatim, a remote unauthenticated attacker can use a username such as "x VICTIM-SOURCE-IP-ADDRESS on" to make fail2ban associate failed login attempts with an arbitrary source IP address and ban it (e.g., to block logins from a legitimate user). The default filter mode is affected.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
fail2ban fail2ban 0.10.5 – ≤ 1.1.1 —

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian 14 fail2ban No fix yet —
Debian 13 fail2ban No fix yet —
Debian 12 fail2ban No fix yet —
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 26.10 fail2ban No fix yet —
Ubuntu 26.04 LTS fail2ban No fix yet —
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS fail2ban No fix yet —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS fail2ban No fix yet —
Show 4 more (older releases, extended support, other products)
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS fail2ban No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS fail2ban No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS fail2ban No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS fail2ban No fix yet —

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