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'Critical' vulnerability in OpenSSH uncovered, affects almost all Linux systems (www.computing.co.uk)
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[–] [email protected] 9 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Preliminary note: OpenSSH is one of the most secure software in the world; this vulnerability is one slip-up in an otherwise near-flawless implementation. Its defense-in-depth design and code are a model and an inspiration, and we thank OpenSSH's developers for their exemplary work.