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REGRESSHION: REMOTE UNAUTHENTICATED CODE EXECUTION VULNERABILITY IN OPENSSH SERVER

blog.qualys.com6 min read

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A vulnerability from 2006 has been reintroduced in OpenSSH. This vulnerability is caused by a signal handler race condition and could allow for unauthenticated remote code execution as root on glibc-based Linux systems. Qualys identified over 14 million potentially vulnerable internet-facing SSH servers and recommends immediate patching to prevent exploitation.