OpenSSH authentication bypass bug affects Alpine Linux and OpenWRT
VULNERABILITYOpenSSHredteam/daily · 1 source
- Severity
- High
- Sources
- 1
What happened
A bulletin reports an OpenSSH authentication bypass affecting Alpine Linux and OpenWRT. Show notes say some OpenSSH instances accept any password longer than 256 characters. The same bulletin covers attempts to alter fridge temperatures at French blood banks, a $133 million French bank hack, and spyware targeting the Thai opposition.
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What to do
- Check whether your OpenSSH instances, including those on Alpine Linux or OpenWRT, are affected by the long-password authentication bypass.
- Apply vendor fixes for OpenSSH, Alpine Linux and OpenWRT as they are released.
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