OpenSSH Vulnerability CVE-2024-6387 Exploit Released
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🛠️ Critical OpenSSH vulnerability CVE-2024-6387 poses severe risks. A proof-of-concept exploit for the OpenSSH vulnerability, dubbed “regreSSHion,” has been released, allowing unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary code with root privileges under specific conditions. This flaw, affecting over 14 million internet-exposed OpenSSH servers, arises from a race condition in the server’s signal handler and reintroduces a previously patched issue from 2006. While exploitation is challenging and has only been demonstrated on 32-bit Linux systems, the availability of PoC code has raised alarms in the cybersecurity community. Experts urge organizations to upgrade to OpenSSH 9.8 or later, implement temporary workarounds, and monitor for unusual activity to mitigate risks associated with this critical vulnerability.
