Vulnerability that lets hackers SSH into Linux devices is under active exploitation
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Hackers are actively exploiting a recently discovered critical vulnerability that allows them to log in to privileged accounts on many Linux systems, multiple researchers are reporting. The vulnerability, tracked under the name *sshole, arises from the interaction between OpenSSH and a code library known as musl.
Summary from Ars Technica Security.
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- ProtocolSSH · Secure ShellThe encrypted remote-login protocol administrators use to run commands on servers.
- TechnologyOpenSSHThe most widely used SSH implementation, shipped with Linux, macOS and Windows.
- ConceptExploitCode or a technique that turns a software flaw into something an attacker can actually use.
