Alpine Linux and OpenSSH patch flaw that’s as bad as it can get
Source: ZDNet ·
This dangerous Linux security hole must be patched as soon as possible.
From the source
The perfect nightmare scenario for a Linux server is when all an attacker needs to do is reach the server’s Secure Shell (SSH) port, waltz right in, and take it over. That’s what happened to Alpine Linux , the popular, lightweight Linux server. Adding insult to injury, this happened only days after Alpine Linux dodged a security hole-sized bullet to its GitLab implementation. Also: Linux Mint 27 arrives next month, and I like it already: What to expect How bad is it? As bad as it can get. Alpine Linux explained in its security advisory that if an attacker can reach a vulnerable server’s SSH port, they can get in “with one connection,” and the attack “works every time, and needs no retries.” As security engineer Gregory Bryant explained in his LinkedIn post : Most authentication bypasses come from complex logic chains, but yesterday’s Alpine Linux OpenSSH vulnerability ( CVE-2026-123158 ) comes down to a single character: *.” If you run Alpine Linux (or another musl-based distro) with…
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