aws / aws/amazon-ssm-agent

Please update golang.org/x/crypto/ssh to 0.57.0 to fix CVE-2026-56854, CVE-2026-78662 and CVE-2026-56855

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Description

amazon-ssm-agent currently ships `golang.org/x/crypto` version 0.53.0 which is affected by three CVEs:

- CVE-2026-56854
- CVE-2026-78662
- CVE-2026-56855

Please update the dependency to at least 0.55.0 to fix all three of them.

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Research direction

No file or test is named in the issue; start by locating the Go module declaration for golang.org/x/crypto and checking how version 0.53.0 is recorded. Update it to at least 0.55.0, then run the repository's existing Go tests and verify the dependency no longer uses the affected version.

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Assessment

Tech stack
go
Domain
security
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Activity status
Active
Clarity
Clearly specified
Newbie friendliness
75/100

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