Meet *sshole, the vulnerability that lets hackers SSH into Linux devices
Summary
A long-standing security flaw involving certain Linux configurations allows unauthorized users to access vulnerable devices without needing a password. The issue stems from how specific software components interact within the affected operating systems.
Devices running some configurations of Alpine Linux, and possibly other distributions, are affected by a decade-old vulnerability that allows attackers to log into devices with no password. The vulnerability exists in the interaction between OpenSSH, the code library implementing SSH connections, and musl, a lightweight alternative to the libc library that, unlike most other Linux distributions, is used in Alpine.…
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