Tailscale warns of SSH flaws allowing root privilege escalation
The Tailscale security team is working to patch almost a dozen security vulnerabilities that could be exploited to steal credentials, crash servers, gain root privileges, and more. [...]
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- ProtocolSSH · Secure ShellThe encrypted remote-login protocol administrators use to run commands on servers.
- AttackPrivilege escalationGoing from limited access to more powerful access, such as from a normal user to administrator.
- ConceptExploitCode or a technique that turns a software flaw into something an attacker can actually use.