Decade-old SSH flaw in OpenSSH on musl-based Linux prompts emergency updates
CRITICAL · VULNERABILITYOpenSSHredteam/daily · 1 source
- Severity
- Critical
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What happened
A reported decade-old flaw in OpenSSH on systems using the musl C library, including Alpine Linux and other distributions, allows access via SSH using any password between 257 and 1024 characters, per the article. The article cites containers, routers, and IoT devices as critically exposed and says emergency updates are available. No CVE identifier, affected package versions or fixed versions are given in the excerpt, so verify against vendor advisories. Prioritise inventory of musl-based images and devices running OpenSSH, apply the vendor updates, and restrict SSH exposure until patched.
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What to do
- Apply the emergency OpenSSH updates for Alpine and other musl-based distributions.
- Check containers, routers and IoT devices for OpenSSH running on musl and update them.
- Restrict SSH access to affected systems until the update is installed.
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