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OpenSSH flaw lets attackers log into password-disabled Linux accounts

A newly disclosed OpenSSH vulnerability dubbed "*sshole" allows attackers to log in to certain Alpine Linux and other musl-based Linux accounts that are configured to block password authentication, simply by entering an oversized password. [...]

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Both outlets focus on the same security issue in OpenSSH and Alpine or other musl-based Linux systems, with password-disabled accounts described as vulnerable. BleepingComputer emphasizes the newly disclosed OpenSSH flaw and names the issue "*sshole," while Tom's Hardware frames it as a combined OpenSSH and musl-libc problem and highlights the 256-character password detail.

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